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Articles of 8 September 2026
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Your Foreign Company Opens a Branch (Succursale) in France: Registration, Manager’s Power, Tax Bills and How to Turn It Into an SAS or SARL
Branch (succursale) or subsidiary in France? Registration via the one-stop portal, manager authority, corporate tax and deemed-distribution withholding, hiring rules, and how to convert the …
British Unmarried Partners and Your French Home After Brexit: Tontine or Joint Ownership, What Happens When One Dies, and How the Survivor Keeps the Home
British unmarried partners owning a French home face joint ownership rules, the tontine survivor clause and 60 percent death tax. This guide explains who owns what, what happens on death and …
French Tax Office Demands a Fiscal Representative for Your Foreign Company: Appointment, Liability and How to Change One
Your non-EU company has been told to appoint an accredited fiscal representative before it can charge French VAT. This guide explains who must comply, what the representative guarantees, and …
British Resident in France Selling Your UK Home After Brexit: How to Declare, What CGT to Pay and How to Challenge the Bill
French resident selling a UK home after Brexit: who taxes the gain, how the 2008 treaty credit works, the 60-day UK return, and how to challenge the French bill.
Your French Company Missed Its Annual Accounts Filing: Greffe Injunction, Fines and How a Foreign Owner Fixes It
Missed French annual accounts filing? What the greffe injunction and daily penalty mean for a foreign director, and how to fix it from abroad.
French Commercial Lease Disputes: Charges, Rent and Remedies for Foreign Property Investors
French Commercial Lease Disputes: Charges, Rent and Remedies for Foreign Property Investors A foreign investor who owns a shop, office, clinic, restaurant or other business premises in Franc …
Ending Your First Hire in France as a Foreign Company: Failed Trial Period, Dismissal Rules and the Negotiated Exit
First French hire not working out? Trial-period notice scale, abusive-rupture damages, dismissal procedure and costs, and the negotiated rupture conventionnelle with its approval traps.
British Owner Gifting Your French Home to Your Children After Brexit: How to Donate, What Tax to Pay and How to Challenge the Bill
British owner giving your French house to your children? Notaire deed, 100,000 euro allowance, 15-year rule and how to challenge the bill, explained.
Hiring Your First Employee in France as a Foreign Company: DPAE, Contract, Payslip and URSSAF Defence
Foreign-owned company hiring in France? DPAE before day one, CDI by default, compliant payslips and monthly DSN, plus how to answer an employee claim or an URSSAF mise en demeure and contrai …
British Resident in France and Took Your 25% UK Pension Lump Sum? How France Taxes It, How to Declare It and How to Fight Double Tax
Your UK pension lump sum was tax-free in Britain but France taxes it as pension income. Here is how the 7.5 percent flat levy, the quotient and social charges work, and how to reclaim and ch …
Closing Your French Company From Abroad: Dissolution, Liquidation and Strike-Off for Foreign Owners
Foreign founder leaving France? How to dissolve a SAS or SARL, run the liquidation, handle tax and strike the company off cleanly.
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British Driver Has a Car Accident in France After Brexit: E-Constat, Five-Day Declaration, Insurer Claim and Compensation
Crashed in France with UK plates? Roadside constat, five-day declaration, three-month insurer offer and hit-and-run rules explained for British drivers.
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