The key issues
Individual practice or company
As an individual, you report non-commercial profits; through a company, depending on what your profession allows: practice company (SELARL, SELAS) or other forms.
Pay and contributions
Your contributions depend on your income and your pension fund; your pay strategy depends on the form of practice.
Partners and holding
Bringing in a partner, organising the shares, setting up a holding: operations to prepare carefully.
Organisation
Paperless documents, automation under control, simple exchanges: you stay in control without spending your evenings on it.
What we can take care of, à la carte
Individual practice
- Income and expense accounts
- 2035 return
- Anticipation of contributions and tax
Companies
- Annual accounts and tax return
- Pay and dividends of partners
- Approval of accounts, capital operations
Key steps
- Setting up: accounting organisation from the start
- Moving into a company, arrival of a partner: accounting and tax consequences
- Holding and asset organisation
Your goals, our answers
“Is practising through a company relevant for me?”
On request, we compare individual practice and the company forms allowed by your profession, including pay, contributions and plans.
“I want to partner with someone”
Valuation, entry conditions, sharing of results: we prepare the operation with you and your lawyer.
“I want simpler admin”
Paperless organisation and automation reviewed by a professional: less time on admin, more on your clients.
Useful simulators
For a first estimate, try the following official simulators, built into our site.
Lawyer (avocat)
Contributions, net income and income after tax for a self-employed lawyer in France.
Liberal profession
Contributions, net income and income after tax for liberal professions in France.
Cipav professions
Contributions, net income and income after tax for professions covered by the Cipav.
Estimate your budget now, for your situation: estimate my budget
Frequently asked questions
Can I practise through an SAS or SARL?
It depends on your profession: some regulated professions must use specific practice companies; others are free to choose. We check your case.
What is the 2035 return?
The annual return of non-commercial profits for liberal professionals practising as individuals, with its schedules.
Do I have to charge VAT?
It depends on your activity and turnover: many liberal services are subject to VAT, subject to the exemption threshold.
Is a holding company useful for a liberal professional?
It can be, for organising partners, investing or preparing a transfer. It is a decision to base on figures.
How is VAT applied to my foreign clients?
Services to business clients established abroad are generally not subject to French VAT, with specific mentions on the invoice; services to private clients follow other rules. We check your situation.
Lawyer, architect or expert: does your accounting firm in France follow your practice and your pay?
Yes. The accounting and tax engagement covers your income and expense records and the 2035 return as an individual, or the annual accounts and tax return of your company, with VAT where applicable. Pay, dividends and contributions to your pension fund are looked at together with your personal tax; simulations and a study of moving into a company are offered on request and priced in advance, in line with the rules of your profession. You decide calmly, based on figures. In 2 minutes, your meeting is booked; in 5 more minutes, your fee estimate is shown. Get my free meeting and quote
Lawyer, architect, expert or translator already working with an accountant in France: how do you join us?
It is simple: you send your termination letter to your previous firm (we give you an example to adapt), and we organise the handover of your file with them, in line with professional rules. The rules specific to your profession are taken into account from the handover. See the steps to change accountant
The forecasts, cash-flow plans, dashboards, simulations, studies and analyses mentioned above are additional engagements, à la carte. Each one is quoted in advance, at the frequency you choose.