Foreign Tax Returns

What Foreign Tax Returns does

Foreign Tax Returns Limited is a Dublin-based, 100% Irish-owned Chartered Accountancy firm founded in 2006 that specializes in French property tax compliance for Irish and UK-based individuals. Its core offering covers the full lifecycle of French tax obligations for non-resident property owners — first-year registration with the local greffe, annual local tax returns, non-resident returns, IFI wealth tax returns, TVA/VAT returns (including VAT recovery on leaseback property sales), CFE returns, and capital gains tax calculations on property sales — delivered under a bespoke, fixed-fee engagement model agreed upfront with each client. The firm has filed over 6,000 French tax returns since inception and has built a documented track record of appealing late penalties and interest from the French Tax Authorities.

Beyond the French specialty, the firm operates an Irish business services practice covering corporation tax, income tax, VAT, payroll tax (PAYE/PRSI/USC), capital gains tax, capital acquisitions tax, stamp duty, PSWT, Revenue audit support, statutory accounts, management accounts, outsourced financial control, business advisory, and company secretarial services. Its customer base is primarily individual Irish and UK residents who own French leaseback, furnished or unfurnished property, with a secondary segment of Irish SMEs, sole traders, partnerships and pension funds. Go-to-market is direct and relationship-driven: enquiries via the company website (foreigntaxreturns.ie), phone (+353 1 6675114 / 6675115) and email ([email protected]), supported by an established referral network of local solicitors, accountants and tax advisors across Ireland, UK and France.

The firm employs between 11 and 50 staff across its Dublin 9 headquarters at Unit 50, Northwood Court, Santry (CRO No. 422199), led by Director Willie Galvin (FITI, ACA) with Tax Consultant Eileen Curtin (AITI) and Governance Consultant Elaine Tiernan (ACIS). It is privately held with no external funding, parent company, or acquisition activity disclosed, and operates entirely as a professional services firm with no software products, APIs or technology platforms of its own.

Name

Foreign Tax Returns

Legal name

Foreign Tax Returns Limited

Website

https://foreigntaxreturns.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foreign Tax Returns Limited is a Dublin-based Chartered Accountancy firm, founded in 2006, that prepares French property tax returns and related compliance (IFI, TVA, CFE, Case III, capital gains) for Irish and UK-based property owners, with a secondary Irish business tax and accounting practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Advisory & Cross-Border Compliance Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412), Tax Preparation Services (541213), Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfer Pricing & International Tax Services (BPAHABAI)

Keywords

• Cross-border tax compliance
• French property tax services
• Chartered accountancy services
• Irish tax compliance
• Expat property taxation

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tax Preparation and Compliance Services: Foreign Tax Returns generates revenue through professional services fees charged for preparing and filing French tax returns and Irish tax returns on behalf of individual clients. The company charges fixed fees where possible and agrees all engagement costs upfront before undertaking work. Services include registration with tax authorities, annual local tax returns, non-resident returns, wealth tax returns, VAT returns, CFE returns, capital gains tax calculations, and Irish tax compliance services covering corporation tax, income tax, VAT, payroll tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty, and more.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Foreign Tax Returns is a Chartered Accountancy firm that prepares and files French property tax returns and Irish tax returns on behalf of individual and business clients. Core offerings include registration with French tax authorities, annual local and non-resident French tax returns, wealth tax (IFI), VAT/TVA and CFE returns, capital gains tax calculations on French property sales, and a full suite of Irish tax compliance, accounting, management accounts, business advisory, and company secretarial services delivered on a fixed-fee bespoke engagement basis.

Product overview

Foreign Tax Returns is a specialist tax services firm offering two interconnected service lines: French Property Tax Services (the core specialty since 2006) and Irish Tax Returns Services (the foundational practice). The French tax services encompass registration, annual returns, non-resident returns, wealth tax, VAT/TVA, CFE returns, and capital gains calculations for Irish/UK residents owning French property. The Irish services include tax compliance (corporation tax, income tax, VAT, payroll), management accounts, outsourced financial control, business advisory, and company secretarial services. The company operates on a bespoke, fixed-fee model with upfront engagement agreements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• French Tax Returns Services Bespoke French property tax compliance service for Irish and UK-based property owners, covering registration with French tax authorities, annual local tax returns, non-resident returns, wealth tax (IFI), VAT/TVA returns, CFE returns, and capital gains tax calculations on French property sales.
• Irish Tax Returns Services Full range of Irish accounting and taxation services for sole traders, limited companies, partnerships, pension funds, and other entities, including tax compliance (corporation tax, income tax, VAT, payroll tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty, PSWT), Revenue audit support, statutory accounts, bookkeeping, management accounts, business advisory, and company secretarial services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,000 tax returns filed since 2006, with hundreds of individuals assisted with French tax compliance
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Crowe Global: Top-10 global accounting network providing cross-border tax and advisory services; member firms in France, Ireland, and the UK serve overlapping expatriate and property-owner client bases.
• Mazars: International audit, tax, and advisory firm with significant private client and cross-border practices that touch French, Irish, and UK personal tax — a broad incumbent competing for higher-end expat tax work.
• BDO Global: Large international accounting and tax advisory network serving private clients and SMEs with cross-border tax needs, including French property and expatriate compliance, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• RSM International: Global network of independent audit, tax, and consulting firms with cross-border personal tax capabilities relevant to expat property owners across multiple European jurisdictions.
• Grant Thornton: Global accounting network with international tax and private client services that overlap with Foreign Tax Returns' cross-border personal tax work, particularly for clients with French property interests.
• PKF International: Global accountancy network with member firms providing cross-border tax and expatriate advisory services across multiple jurisdictions, including France, Ireland, and the UK.

Direct peers

• Blevins Franks: Long-established international tax and wealth advisory firm specialising in cross-border financial planning for UK and Irish expatriates, including French property owners — the closest direct competitor to Foreign Tax Returns' core niche.
• Spectrum IFA Group: International financial advisory firm offering cross-border tax, wealth, and pension advice to expatriates, with overlap on French property and cross-jurisdictional tax compliance for English-speaking clients.
• French Tax Online: Boutique firm providing French tax preparation and advisory services specifically to English-speaking property owners and expats, competing head-to-head in the same Irish/UK-resident-in-France segment.

Regional players

• Abbey Tax: Irish tax advisory and accountancy practice serving individuals and SMEs in Ireland; comparable on the Irish personal and SME tax practice side, though without the French property specialism.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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