France, Four EU Countries Lift Remote-Work Tax Limits Amid Virus

France has agreed with four EU countries to allow cross-border workers to work from home during the coronavirus quarantines without affecting how they are taxed.

The French Ministry of Economy on Thursday announced that it reached an agreement with Belgium, Switzerland, and Luxembourg to relax treaty measures that impose a limit on the amount of days cross-border workers can work outside of the country where they are typically taxed before triggering a change in their status.

• The details of the agreements, which apply starting March 14, will be released later.
• France’s bilateral tax treaties with Belgium and Switzerland call for cross-border workers to be taxed in their country of residence, while its treaty with Luxembourg taxes workers based on the country where they work.
• France, as of March 16, ordered all non-essential workers to work from home in an effort to curb the spread of the respiratory disease Covid-19, following other EU countries.