Johnny Depp Loves France, Just Not Enough To Pay Taxes There, Despite Investment
There’s investment:
Douce France, a land loved by so many: Investing in France
Johnny Depp, whose partner is French, has invested in the South of France. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have rented a wine estate for three years in the countryside inland of St Tropez, where Giorgio Armani also owns a house. The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region is the primary region in which purchases by non-residents are concentrated, followed by Languedoc-Roussillon and Paris.
… and then there’s investment, I guess. It doesn’t appear to me as though these stars are as “invested” in France, as one might think. They love to help sell socialism … as long as they don’t have to pay for it.
He tells Britain’s The Guardian newspaper, “…France wanted a piece of me. They wanted me to become a permanent resident. Permanent residency status – which changes everything. They just want… Dough. Money… ” Depp goes on to explain that if he spends more than 183 days a year in France he will have to pay income tax in both Europe and America, adding, “So you essentially work for free.”
Do you think he gets it or did it go right over his head? (or through his ears)
Not surprising. When it comes to things like raising taxes, globull warming regulations, etc, Lefties always want Someone Else to bear the burden, not themselves.
I actually sympathize with Depp on this one. The United States is one of the few countries that go after you for taxes if you live overseas. Taxes in France, while high are about the same as the USA. But you end up in a situation where you can get taxes twice like this. It’s Depp so we can enjoy the drama of it, but ask American workers doing construction, engineering and other professions overseas about it and they can tell you horror stories. You get a small write off of the first 75,000 of income, but after that you can often find yourself being double taxed. Other countries recognize this is counter productive since most overseas workers bring the money back to the home country. You want to encourage expat workers.
Shaidle’s First Law: “It’s different when we do it.”
It is demonstrated every day by Collectivists.