Month: May 2011

Summer team: team complete

Thank you all for your prayers. A month ago, we were not sure wether the summer team would go ahead or not. Only two had applied, and we needed 6 people. The Brasil summer team had to be cancelled because of the lack of interest. But I heard today that the final application has been sent. It means that the team is now complete. We look forward to receive them. Half of the team is coming from Ireland, and the other half from Wales. The program is taking shape. There will be a children club, two conferences, literature distribution, work on the market…. More soon.

Income tax: well, that was easy.

Filling in the French income tax forms was giving me headaches. It is not that difficult, but it was not clear what I should do with the money I earned in the UK last year. I had the right form (n°2047), but where was I suppose to put these. I had something to do in the tax office anyway, so I went to ask someone about my dilema. It was very brief and went something like that:

Man: When did you come back?
Me: Last August
Man: 2010?
Me: Yes
Man: How long had you been in the UK?
Me: Since 2006
Man: You were resident there then. You don’t need that form. You don’t have to declare your foreign income for the first year you came back. You only need to declare your French income.

Couldn’t believe it. I wasted several hours trying to work it out, looking on their website, and now, someone tells me I don’t need to declare it…
Filling in the form should be quick now.