IRS Form 8949 — Sales of Capital Assets → France 🇫🇷
DGFiP + AMF · Flat 30% (PFU) for occasional + BNC for professional
To file crypto tax in France, the IRS Form 8949 — Sales of Capital Assets must be translated into French (assermenté) and Apostilled — filed with DGFiP + AMF (Flat 30% (PFU) for occasional + BNC for professional).
Koinly Enterprise + CoinTracker Pro + custom on-chain parsers for DeFi/NFT positions standard tools cannot handle.
France regime: Flat 30% (PFU) for occasional + BNC for professional — Loi PACTE 2019 + Form 2086 + foreign crypto account disclosure (Cerfa 3916-bis).
Treaty: FR-Thailand DTA 1974 · Document language: French (assermenté).
End-to-end: reconcile cost basis (3-7 days) → prepare IRS Form 8949 — Sales of Capital Assets (7-21 days) → MFA Apostille → DGFiP + AMF.
First-pass acceptance: 97-99%.
Coverage
How it works
- 1
Map cost basis to destination regime
Method accepted by France — Flat 30% (PFU) for occasional + BNC for professional.
- 2
Prepare IRS Form 8949 — Sales of Capital Assets
7-21 working days at 12,000-45,000 บาท.
- 3
French (assermenté) translation
Registrar-listed translator with crypto/DeFi/NFT glossary.
- 4
MFA legalisation
Chaeng Wattana — 2-3 working days.
- 5
Apostille
MFA Apostille route.
- 6
File with DGFiP + AMF
e-Filing portal or via destination tax-counsel network.
Frequently asked questions
How does France classify crypto?
Flat 30% (PFU) for occasional + BNC for professional
Does France accept Thai Apostille?
Yes — MFA Apostille suffices.
Which treaty applies?
FR-Thailand DTA 1974
Translation language?
French (assermenté), by a translator accepted by the destination authority or the Thai MFA.
Is long-term holding tax-free in France?
Taxable in all cases (US/UK/JP/CA/NL/FR).
Estimated total cost?
12,000-45,000 บาท + translation THB 1,000-2,000/page + MFA THB 400 + free Apostille + DGFiP + AMF fees.
Timeline?
Reconcile 3-7 days + prepare 7-21 days + destination approval 14-60 days.