Administration of International Estates
Our firm will assist with Administration of International Estates
- We can perform or interface with other
professionals in all phases of estate administration, including
U.S. probate and the French "succession" process
- We help the executor inventory assets
for listing in their appropriate schedules
- We determine what are the allowable deductions
in the U.S. estate tax return and in the French succession
tax return
- We help determine if the U.S.-France
tax treaty can be used to avoid French taxation on some or
all assets of the estate
We can be of significant help in administering
international estates. An American citizen is required to file
a U.S. estate tax return despite his residence and domicile in
another country at the time of his death. Typically, probate
is required in one or more states in the U.S. and a similar procedure
in France as well. Probate in France means dealing with the notarial
system. We act as liaison between the executor and/or the family
in the U.S. and the French probate process. We can also help
prepare the U.S. estate tax return and assist the French Notaire
to marshal and value assets belonging to the decedent in various
places in the world. This is often a long and tedious process,
and having an English-speaking intermediary is of great help
and comfort. This is enhanced by the fact that we can explain
the French system to the U.S. executor, lawyers and heirs and
can help the French Notaire to understand the language and implications
of the applicable testamentary documents originating in the U.S.
as well as to explain the probate process itself.
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