[Iv]

I am French living abroad. I had a one person (freelancing) company when I moved to Japan. It was hell interacting remotely with the administration. I am kind of left wing so I believed in not doing tax optimization and paying the taxes I owe at home, I was told this was suspicious.

If I ever do business again within the EU area, I will give Estonia a try. The prospect of an administration set up for working remotely is very attractive to me.

[gumby]

I share your pain. I was just last night on the phone to France because of a wrangle over a French bank account held by an Australian and German (me and my wife) both currently living in the USA.

I also agree with you on the tax front; at least with regards to the French authorities. Luckily Australia and the US are much simpler in this regard.