Structure & Links Report
Article: selling-personal-items-france-tax.md Date: 2026-08-05 Status: CHANGES APPLIED
Summary
- Recommended category: strategies-and-pitfalls — matches frontmatter, consistent with other "common misconception, here's the actual line" articles in this category
- Internal links added: 3 (1 pre-existing in draft, 2 added this pass)
- Future links: 0
- Category page link: ✅ added
- External links checked: 3 (all specific, non-homepage)
- Taxpert CTAs: 0 (deliberate — see note)
- Structure: ✅ Good
Category Recommendation
strategies-and-pitfalls — confirmed correct.
Internal Links to Add
| Location | Anchor Text | URL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opener paragraph | "How the French Tax System Works: A Plain-English Overview" | /blog/how-french-tax-system-works-uk-expats | ✅ Live (already in draft) |
| New: added in "The Real Exception" section | "the same broader capital gains rules that cover securities and property" | /blog/capital-gains-pacs-married-couples-france | ✅ Live |
| New: added in "What to Do Now" area | Strategies & Pitfalls category link | /blog/strategies-and-pitfalls | ✅ Live |
Links applied directly to the article file.
Category Page Link
✅ Added in the What to Do Now closing area, matching the pattern used on the two companion articles published the same day.
External Links
- droit-finances.commentcamarche.com — third-party explainer, not on the official permitted-sources list (only Blevins Franks named). Flagged: retained because it correctly cites and summarises the primary Légifrance article, and the primary Légifrance citation is also included directly in the Sources line alongside it — so the article's actual legal claim is backed by the primary text, not just the secondary summary. Consistent with how this same cash-limit point was independently verified earlier in this session.
- legifrance.gouv.fr Article L112-6 — primary legal text, specific article, not homepage. ✅ Good.
- legavox.fr (via Légifrance commentary) — third-party legal commentary, not on the permitted list, cited for the Article 1359 Code civil written-proof threshold. This is a narrower, secondary point (receipt requirement, not the core tax claim) — lower priority to swap for a primary source than the main claims in the article, but flagged for your awareness same as the deposit article's original SVP citation.
Taxpert CTAs
0 present. Deliberate: none of the four real tools apply to this topic — no currency conversion, no PFU/progressive comparison, no treaty lookup relevant to selling personal items. Correct per template guidance to omit.
Structure Notes
- Key takeaways: present, 4 bullets, self-contained. ✅
- H2 sections: 5 (Selling Used Personal Items; The Car Cash Question; The Real Exception; Where This Usually Goes Wrong — Vinted/eBay; What to Do Now sits as a list, not H2, consistent with sibling articles). ✅
- Common Mistakes: present, numbered, 5 items. ✅
- FAQ: present, 5 questions, correct H3 + direct-answer-first shape. ✅
- Sources line: present, correctly formatted, 3 sources with specific parentheticals. ✅
- No H1/breadcrumb/date/category label in body. ✅
Recommended Next Step
[x] Applied suggested links directly to the article file [x] Category confirmed: strategies-and-pitfalls [ ] Optional follow-up: swap the two secondary-source citations (droit-finances.commentcamarche.com, legavox.fr) for primary Légifrance-only citations if this article gets meaningful traffic — not blocking, since the core legal claim is already backed by a primary Légifrance link in the same Sources line [x] File already lives in content/blog/ — ready for tracker update