ST-BARTH PRIVATE OFFICE - BlogTax, relocation, real estate, estate planning: the rules of St. Barths, explained clearly and with sources.https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/enThe five-year rule: when do you become a tax resident of St. Barths?https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/five-year-rule-tax-residency/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/five-year-rule-tax-residency/Moving to St. Barths is not enough: for five years, you remain a French taxpayer. The rule, for individuals and for companies.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat taxes do you pay in St. Barths?https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/taxes-in-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/taxes-in-st-barths/No income tax, no corporate tax, no VAT: the St. Barths tax system is built on real estate and consumption. What exists, what does not, and for whom.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuying property in St. Barths: what taxes and duties will you pay?https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/buying-property-in-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/buying-property-in-st-barths/A 5% transfer duty, fees owed to the French State, a development tax if you build and dock duty on imports: the tax cost of buying in St. Barths.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTReal estate capital gains tax in St. Barths: what do sellers pay?https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/real-estate-capital-gains-tax-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/real-estate-capital-gains-tax-st-barths/35% before the eighth year of ownership, 20% after, and full exemption after eighteen years: how St. Barths taxes real estate capital gains.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHolding St. Barths property through a company: how is it taxed?https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/holding-st-barths-property-through-a-company/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/holding-st-barths-property-through-a-company/Real estate entity status, a 5% duty on share sales, a 3% annual tax and the filing that avoids it: owning St. Barths property through a company.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTInheritance and gift tax in St. Barths: what do heirs actually pay?https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/inheritance-and-gift-tax-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/inheritance-and-gift-tax-st-barths/No local inheritance tax, gift tax on real estate only, and a French tax bill for heirs who live in France: the rules in St. Barths.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow do you set up a company in St. Barths? Steps and costshttps://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/setting-up-a-company-in-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/setting-up-a-company-in-st-barths/Company law in St. Barths is French national law. The steps from capital deposit to registration, and the minimum annual tax cost of a company.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCFAE in St. Barths: the annual business contribution explainedhttps://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/cfae-annual-business-contribution-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/cfae-annual-business-contribution-st-barths/Every business in St. Barths owes the CFAE: €350 plus €100 per employee, due by March 31. Who pays, how to pay, penalties and exemptions.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSt. Barths residents: what does France still tax after five years?https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/what-france-still-taxes-st-barths-residents/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/what-france-still-taxes-st-barths-residents/French-source income, real estate wealth tax, inheritances, social levies: what France still taxes once you are a St. Barths resident.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRenting out your villa in St. Barths: tourist tax and owner filingshttps://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/renting-your-villa-in-st-barths-tourist-tax/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/renting-your-villa-in-st-barths-tourist-tax/A 5% tourist tax, prior registration of the rental, tight filing deadlines, a fine of up to €5,000, a waste tax: the rules for villa owners.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDock duty in St. Barths: rates, calculation and exemptionshttps://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/dock-duty-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/dock-duty-st-barths/Dock duty in St. Barths: 5% of customs value, 8% for motor vehicles, 30% for trucks over 14 metric tons. Calculation, exemptions and a worked example.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExecutive pay and social security in St. Barths: how it workshttps://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/executive-pay-social-security-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/executive-pay-social-security-st-barths/SAS presidents, SARL managers, dividends: in St. Barths, social security contributions follow French law. The rules, with a worked example.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTInvoicing French clients from St. Barths: withholding and VAThttps://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/invoicing-french-clients-from-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/invoicing-french-clients-from-st-barths/A 25% withholding tax, reverse-charge VAT, and the special case of private clients: what a St. Barths company faces when it bills clients in France.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSelling company shares in St. Barths: registration duties and deadlineshttps://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/selling-company-shares-in-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/selling-company-shares-in-st-barths/Any transfer of shares in a St. Barths company must be registered within one month. Rates, the prorated allowance, real estate, an example and penalties.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTax audits in St. Barths: time limits, penalties and remedieshttps://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/tax-audits-and-penalties-in-st-barths/https://stbarthprivateoffice.com/en/insights/tax-audits-and-penalties-in-st-barths/A three-year audit window, late interest of 0.75% per month, penalties from 10% to 80%, penalty relief: how tax audits work in St. Barths.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT