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Réunion

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Réunion offers a unique synthesis of French legal security and tropical potential. While the fiscal burden reflects France’s high-tax model, strategic "défiscalisation" schemes provide significant relief for savvy investors. Business operations navigate a bureaucratic but predictable EU framework, ensuring robust property rights. Political stability is absolute, and corruption remains low by regional standards. For the freedom-oriented entrepreneur, the draw is a high-quality lifestyle and personal safety, offering a secure, albeit regulated, outpost in the Indian Ocean.

Upsides
  • Significant tax exemptions through specific free zone status and local investment incentives
  • High-quality European infrastructure and legal security within the Indian Ocean region
  • Strategic geographical position for accessing emerging African and Asian markets under French law
Downsides
  • Burdensome French labor regulations and high mandatory social security contributions for employers
  • Complex administrative bureaucracy and heavy regulatory requirements for business operations
  • High operational costs due to import taxes and geographic isolation from mainland Europe

Taxation

Tax Treaties 0
IP Box ? Intellectual Property Box. A tax incentive offering reduced rates on income derived from patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property. No
Exit Tax ? A tax on unrealized capital gains triggered when a taxpayer moves their tax residence to another country. No

Compliance

BEPS ? Base Erosion and Profit Shifting. An OECD framework to combat tax avoidance strategies used by multinationals to shift profits to low-tax jurisdictions. Non-member
FATF ? Financial Action Task Force. An intergovernmental body that sets standards to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing worldwide. Non-member
FATCA ? Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. A US law requiring foreign banks to report accounts held by US citizens to the IRS. Non-signatory
CRS ? Common Reporting Standard. An OECD standard for automatic exchange of financial account information between tax authorities globally. Non-signatory

Blacklists

FATF Blacklist ? Countries identified by FATF as having serious deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. Clear
EU Blacklist ? The EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Countries that fail to meet transparency and fair taxation standards. Clear

Payment Platforms

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