You have a company or subsidiary business in France or you consider creating one, and are looking for English speaking CPA support to assist you in establishing, operating and developing your activities in France.
As a chartered accountant – CPA accountancy, audit and consulting firm based in Paris, we can help and advise you in English with all your needs with French standards in multidisciplinary fields : services in legal, accounting, tax, social, reporting, audit, consulting, IT/SAP, both French Gaap and IFRS, etc.
Choosing the right company legal form, drafting your bylaws and help conducting your registration formalities with the registry of the Commercial Court from the place of your incorporation.
Choosing the right tax options in terms of income or profit taxation and VAT as well as complying with the French customs procedures regarding your import and/or export transactions.
The specifics of the French labor law must be taken into account prior to hiring your first employees : determination of your collective agreement, defining your work contracts, identifying and registering your company with the social bodies : basic national insurance, complementary retirement, health, etc.
Building your annual budget including most of the French tax, social and legal specific regulations ; your budget can then serve as a basis for comparison with your monthly or quarterly reporting : P&L, balance sheet, cashflow, etc.
The accounting bookings must be compliant with the French Tax Administration expectations (FEC file) : we can book transactions on our internal software or directly on your ERP (SAP, etc.) ; in both cases, we can help you build a custom chart of accounts as well as a bridge between our two systems.
Bookings of all transactions : banks, sales, purchases, payroll, assets, accruals, etc. – as well as intercompany reconciliation. Bookings can include analytics if any : per sales channel or business line, etc.
VAT, DEB, DES, CVAE, CFE, income tax and other monthly, quarterly or yearly tax preparation, declaration, control, payment and managing the relationship with French tax and customs Administrations for ordinary business (declarations, payments, etc.).
Monthly payslips preparation based on your instructions (sick leave, holidays taken, bonus, etc.) and monthly DSN declarations and payments to the social bodies, as well as managing the relationship with French social bodies for ordinary business (declarations, payments, etc.).
Based on the accounting situation in French Gaap, producing the reporting files expected per the Group’s expectations over the period covered (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cashflow statement, actual and forecast, etc.) – in French Gaap or IFRS – with comments on variations vs. budget for example.
In case of an audit of the French accounts, either by a statutory auditor in France or from the Group auditors, answering the questions on the detailed transactions occurred, their accounting in French Gaap or IFRS impact on the reportings produced, etc.
In case we have an accounting or tax engagement with your company, we can help you with legal services as well : annual general meeting preparation and declaration to the registry of the commercial court, changes in the by-laws (legal form, legal representants of the company, its address…), etc.
Assistance in case of a tax or social control by the Administration, due diligence in case of a transaction, statutory or contractual audit of your accounts in case we do not help you produce them, etc.
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