Yep Premex, I had it backwards. But Hfly, neither I, nor PWC, nor my French tax attorney said or knew anything about a tax treaty between France and the U.S.

I paid full French taxes for the two years I was there. My company covered it through some accounting tricks in my pay, but I still had to file a return in France.

But yes, I did get foreign tax credit which I think I can still use in the future. However PWC and my personal account disagree on that point and I haven't had the heart to investigate more. I'm just so glad I finally finished my 1999 taxes. Ugh.