adminsouth of France to ensure he doesn’t have to make a payment on his earnings to the government and he also doesn’t want to give up his US citizenship by becoming a full-time resident in the European country.
Speaking about the legal practice, he is quoted by The Sun newspaper as saying: “If I spend more than 183 days in France I have to start paying income tax there.
“So I live between wherever I am on location and the States. France wanted me to become a permanent resident for money.
“But permanent residency status changes everything. I’m not ready to give up my American citizenship.”
The 48-year-old star – who has two children, daughter Lily-Rose (12), and son Jack (9), with his long-term French partner Vanessa Paradis – has previously admitted he prefers spending time at his
French home rather than in Hollywood because he can relax.
He said: “We have a great place in the south of France. It’s a little hamlet – only about 45 acres – and I don’t do anything.
“I’ve not left the property for three months at a time.
“I literally just wake up, go out, check the garden and see the vegetables growing. It’s a pristine existence in terms of simplicity.” – chinadaily.com.cn
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