"Inspecteur des impôts" is the official name.
The law was passed but not yet implemented it's likely to be a mess like always.
I suggest you go to the nearest French Embassy near you and ask to speak to an "attaché culturel".
Why do you want to come to France specifically ?
This page should help :
http://fr.pokerworks.com/actualites-...2009-02-2.html
Try google translate and ask me if some parts don't make sense.
One point says that many French poker pros chose to move to Luxembourg Monaco or the UK because french taxes suck. In theory earnings from poker are not taxable if it is occasionnal but they are taxable if it's a regular source of income... because in some cases poker is luck (if you happen to win once in a while) and it becomes skill if you win on a regular basis. A little bit like de Broglies's duality.
Last edited by barouh; 01-11-2010 at 05:48 AM.