French Tax Authorities Are Using AI to Clamp Down on Tax Fraud

The French government is deploying increasingly aggressive methods to uncover tax fraud, according to a lawyer who specializes in private wealth.

“The administration has put in place systems that throw up information that is triggering more and more inquiries,” said Jerome Barre, a partner at Paris-based Yards, who noted that artificial intelligence is playing a role.

Barre was speaking at a presentation this week by the French Association of Family Offices, or AFFO, which represents the growing sector. France is home to some of the richest individuals and families in the world, including the clan behind Hermes International SCA ...