Dear all,

I've been scouring different posts on "living in France, working in Suisse",
and I'm still a little confused, does anyone what is the possibility that I can buy a flat in France and working in Suisse?
(Instead of paying CHF1.5K rent in GVA, I'd rather this go to a house I can call home forever)
My pax is tax-free in Suisse.
Does it make any difference? Do I need to pay tax in France still?

Any input is much appreciated.

Thanks!

The taxes in France are not that high, but the social security is. If you live in France you need to get the Card Vital which is your social security card and this does not come cheap I'm afraid...

We live in France, husband works in Geneva. He's taxed at source, which included things like AVS, pension contributions, and so on. Our health insurance is paid seperately and is with a company that deals with Frontaliers that want to have access to swiss doctors, hosptals, etc.
Our taxes are basically the same as they would be in France by the way, so not that low!
We didn't need to get any kind of certificate or card from the french social services, the swiss and french governments have an agreement under which the swiss hand over a large chunk of our taxes each year to the french authorities which covers any contributions to the french social security system.

Your case is different though, if you're not paying tax on your income (nor making state pension contributions, AVS?) I'm guessing you're at the UN or something similar and I understand that there might be restrictions on where you can live. Perhaps you should have a word with your HR department, it must be a fairly common request.

It depends on the nature of the organization you're working for. If it's a UN agency and you have diplomatic status, you will still be tax-free even if you live in France. If the organization is one which has negotiated tax-free status with the Swiss authorities, then that's it, you'll be liable to tax in France, because, not surprisingly, the French have no interest in agreements that the Swiss authorities have made.
Strongly suggest you talk to your HR people. They will know far more as you're probably not the only person from your organization in that situation.

For a single person they could be very high, however if you have a wife & 4 children then they will be reasonable unless on a very high income.