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Articles of 22 September 2026
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British Settled in France After Brexit: French Citizenship by Decree — Five Years, B2 French, the Interview, and How to Challenge a Refusal
British resident in France after Brexit? How to get French citizenship by decree: five years residence, B2 French, assimilation interview, and how to challenge a refusal or two-year postpone …
Your French VAT Number Is Still Inactive After You Got the Kbis: How a Foreign Founder Activates It, Invoices Legally and Reclaims VAT From Abroad
Kbis in hand but no working French VAT number? A foreign founder's guide to activating the number, invoicing lawfully while waiting, reclaiming input VAT and contesting SIE decisions from ab …
British Siblings Who Inherited a French House After Brexit: Who Decides, Who Pays, and How to Force or Block the Sale
Three siblings, one French house, one who will not leave: decisions, bills, occupation compensation, forced sale and buy-out rights explained.
Company law
SAS or SARL in France When You Live Abroad: Bringing Investors, Selling Shares and Fixing the Wrong Company Form
Foreign founder choosing between SAS and SARL in France: investor entry, share transfers, approval lock, registration from abroad and how to transform the wrong form.
British Divorcing in France After Brexit: Who Keeps the French House, How the Compensatory Payment Is Calculated, What Happens to Your English Pension — and How Child Maintenance Is Enforced
British divorcing in France: who keeps the French house, how the compensatory payment is calculated, what happens to your English pension and how child maintenance is enforced — with challen …
Your French Company Uses a Freelancer While You Live Abroad: URSSAF Requalification, Back Pay Bill and How to Contest
Foreign founder using a freelancer in France? Learn how courts prove subordination, what the URSSAF bill contains and how to contest from abroad.
British Driver Bringing Your UK Car to Live in France After Brexit: Registration, Controle Technique, Insurance — and How to Challenge a Fine or Impound
Brought your UK car to France after Brexit? Registration within one month, French roadworthiness and insurance explained, plus how to challenge a fine or impound.
Hiring Your First Employee in France While You Live Abroad: Contract, DPAE, Trial Period, Pay Slip and How to Contest a Dispute
You run a French company from abroad and need a first employee on the ground. This guide covers the DPAE filing, the written contract, the trial period, pay slips and how to contest a disput …
British Resident in France With a UK Family Trust After Brexit: How to Declare It, What the Annual Levy Costs, and How Death Duties and Challenges Work
Your UK family trust does not shield you once you live in France: TRUST1 and TRUST2 declarations, the 1.5% yearly levy, succession duties by kinship, and how to challenge a wrong bill.
You Must Part With Your French Employee While You Run the Company From Abroad: Dismissal Procedure, Severance Cost, Settlement Approval and How to Answer a Labour Court Claim
Ending a French employment contract from abroad: dismissal procedure, severance cost, state-approved settlement and defending a Paris labour court claim.
British Family Buying a French Home Through an SCI After Brexit: Should You Create One, How It Is Taxed and How It Passes to Your Children
British family buying in France? How an SCI works, what it costs in tax, how shares pass to children, and how to challenge a reassessment after Brexit.
Your French Company Made No Profit in Year One and You Live Abroad: Loss Carryforward, Instalment Relief and the First Corporate Tax Return
First French financial year ends in the red and you live abroad? What you must still file, how your loss cuts future tax, and how to modulate instalments and recover overpayments.
Maître Reda Kohen
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