Coronavirus Financial Aid for French Small Businesses Arrives

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This is the time of year when I often have to remind non-EU nationals who live in France most of the year that they need to file taxes. With all that has been going on I was particularly glad that not only had my US personal and corporate returns been filed, but that my American business accountant had quickly filed for the small business aid package offered by the US government and two of my US corporations had gotten the initial grant ahead of possible additional loan consideration. Additionally the much trumpeted $1200 American bailout check has arrived at a US address and will be deposited this week. My French business has also received aid for the month of March. At a time of year when I’m used to having to calculate what I owe to two different countries, it’s an odd feeling, to say the least, to be receiving funds from two different governments, but hey, when you pay taxes in two different countries, it’s not an unreasonable (nor undeserved) outcome.

French Small Business Aid

I’m a member of the National Union of Journalists (a UK-based organization) and the Paris chapter was incredibly helpful in getting information out to members early on and throughout the shutdown here in France. The aid which came through from the French government last week was the result of a fairly straightforward…