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Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Fund Your French Company With a Shareholder Loan: Interest Caps, Tax and Getting Repaid

A foreign shareholder can fund a French SAS or SARL through a shareholder current account: written agreement, capped deductible interest, withholding for non-residents, and repayment claimed …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Has No Office and You Live Abroad: Domiciliation, Commercial Lease and Proof of Registered Office to Get Your Kbis

No Kbis without a lawful registered office. This guide compares domiciliation, the representative's home and the 9-year commercial lease, lists the exact proof the registry accepts, and expl …

Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Your French Company Is Moving: Transfer the Registered Office, Update the Kbis and Keep Tax, Staff and Contracts Running

Your French SAS or SARL is changing address while you live abroad. Vote rules, one-month publication and filing deadlines, new Kbis, tax, staff, contracts and Paris specifics explained.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Switch to E-Invoicing While You Live Abroad: 1 September 2026 Reception Deadline, 2027 Issue Deadline, Platforms, E-Reporting and Penalties

Foreign founder guide: France makes e-invoice reception compulsory from 1 September 2026 and issuance in 2026-2027, with platforms, e-reporting, fines and remedies from abroad.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Owes Corporation Tax and You Live Abroad: IS Rates, Returns, Instalments and How to Challenge a Reassessment

French corporation tax for companies run from abroad: 25 percent rate, 15 percent small-company slice, returns, quarterly instalments, audits and how to challenge a reassessment.

Contracts and business

ASOS Account Hacked and Money Taken From Your Card: How to Get Your Bank to Refund You in France

After the 'Asos hacked' notification of 6 October 2026, French customers facing an unauthorised payment on a saved card can block, dispute and get refunded: opposition, immediate bank refund …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Charge VAT and You Live Abroad: Registration, Returns, Refunds and Penalties (2026)

Foreign founder with a French SAS, SARL or branch: when French VAT applies, which filing regime to choose, how to register, file and reclaim VAT from abroad, and what late filing costs.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Has ASOS Been Hacked? Snowflake Breach Claim, Hack Notification and Rights of Customers in France

After the 'ASOS hacked' notification sent to app users on 6 October 2026, this guide explains the Snowflake claim reported by the press and the French and European remedies for customers in …

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Employee Agrees to Leave and You Live Abroad: Mutual Separation Cost, DREETS Approval and Court Challenge

Agreed exits in France need a floor severance, a 15-day withdrawal period and DREETS approval. Cost calculation, filing from abroad and court deadlines explained.

Contracts and business

Your First French Hire Did Not Work Out and You Live Abroad: Dismissal on Personal Grounds, Notice, Severance and Labour Court Deadlines

You live abroad and your French employee stays past probation but the relationship has failed. Procedure, notice, severance, documents and the 12-month labour court deadline.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Has My Fashion App Been Hacked? UK Retailer Alert and Your Data Rights in France (2026)

On 6 October 2026, users of a British online fashion retailer's app received a push notification claiming the company had been "hacked". The retailer says it is investigating and nothing has …

Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Your French Company Signs Contracts: Governing Law, Mandatory French Rules, Late Penalties and Enforcement From Abroad

Your French company signs contracts while you live abroad. French law still imposes its terms, payment deadlines, late penalties and jurisdiction rules. Here is how to draft, sign and enforc …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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