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paid by an american company but working from france: where should i pay taxes?
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there's nothing wrong with your reasoning except that you expect the tax laws to make perfect sense. more often than not they don't. i suggest getting in touch with a professional tax preparer (preferably with a cpa or ea designation), who will be able to understand the issue, including the relevant portions of the french-us tax treaty, and explain it to you. you will probably also need to do some reporting in france, so get a professional advice from a french tax professional as well. so, in my tax return, can i say that i had no us revenue at all during   this whole year? i doubt it.
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