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Articles of 19 October 2026

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Contracts and business

You Run Your French Company From Abroad: Founder-Director Status, Pay, Dividends and Social Charges

Foreign founder appointed president of an SAS or manager of a SARL? Your French director status sets your social security bill: assimilated employee or self-employed, salary or dividends, an …

News

Working from France for a UK Employer After Brexit: French Social Charges, Tax Residence, Work Permits and How to Challenge a Bill or a Refusal

British employee working remotely from France for a UK employer? French social security applies, the 2008 treaty gives France the first right to tax your salary, and you need a work permit. …

Contracts and business

Your Foreign Company Owns a French Subsidiary: How to Appoint, Supervise and Replace Its Directors From Abroad

Foreign parent owning a French subsidiary: appointing directors from abroad, pay and related-party deals, dismissal rules and the shortfall-liability trap.

Tax and estate

British Homeowner Caught by France’s IFI Wealth Tax After Brexit: Which French Properties Count, How the Bill Is Worked Out, and How to Challenge It

British owner with French property over 1.3m euros? How IFI works after Brexit: worldwide or French-only liability, valuation, debts, cap and challenge.

News

British Couple Divorcing in France After Brexit: Which Court Can Hear You, How the Assets Are Divided, and How to Challenge a Refusal

Two British spouses living in France can divorce before the French family judge. This guide explains which court takes the case, how the lump-sum payment, the house and child support are fix …

Company law

Your French Subsidiary Needs Cash and You Live Abroad: Increasing Share Capital by Wire or Set-Off

How a non-resident shareholder increases the capital of a French SAS or SARL from abroad: EGM vote, preferential rights, cash wire or loan set-off, filing and the rescue after heavy losses.

Banking, insurance and consumers
Banking, insurance and consumers

British Resident in France Selling Your English House After Brexit: French Tax on the Gain, the Treaty Credit for UK Capital Gains Tax, and How to Challenge the Bill

French resident selling an English house? France taxes the worldwide gain at 19 percent plus social charges, with holding relief. The 2008 treaty credits UK tax paid. How to declare and chal …

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Company Fails While You Live Abroad: When French Law Makes the Director Pay Personally

Director of a French SAS or SARL from abroad? Limited liability does not cover management faults, personal guarantees or late filing: shortfall liability, 15-year management ban, and how to …

News

British Parent in France Needs a Care Home After Brexit: EHPAD Fees, APA Help, What Children Must Pay and How to Challenge the Bill

A British parent entering a French care home faces a three-part bill, APA help under residence conditions, and possible claims against the children. This guide sets out who pays, in which or …

Company law

Investing in a French SAS From Abroad: the Shareholders’ Agreement Clauses That Protect Your Stake

Taking a stake in a French SAS from abroad? Lock-up, approval, pre-emption and buyout clauses decide what your shares are really worth.

News

British Parent in France Losing Capacity After Brexit: Tutelle, Curatelle, English LPA Limits and Challenging the Order

Your British parent lives in France and dementia is setting in. Which French protection measure applies, what an English Lasting Power of Attorney can and cannot do, and how to challenge the …

News

British in France After Brexit: Opening a Personal Bank Account from the UK, the Droit au Compte Safety Net and How to Challenge a Refusal

Refused a French bank account after Brexit? How the droit au compte forces a bank to open one, step by step.

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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