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Your French Subsidiary Is Billed Management Fees by Its Foreign Parent and the Tax Office Rejects the Deduction: Article 57, Proof and How to Challenge From Abroad

Your French subsidiary pays management fees to its foreign parent and the tax office adds them back under Article 57 CGI. This guide explains the presumption, the triple proof of real servic …

Your French Company Registration Is Stuck and You Live Abroad: Guichet Unique Rejection, Kbis Delay and How to Unblock the File

Filed your French company from abroad but still no Kbis? Rejection causes, capital and address proof, RBE filing and pre-registration acts explained.

Buying a French Company From Abroad in 2026: IEF Foreign Investment Authorization, Filing Steps, Conditions and How to Challenge a Refusal

Buying a French company from abroad in 2026: when IEF authorization is required, how the DG Tresor filing works, what conditions apply, and how to challenge a refusal or sanction.

You Must Dismiss Your First French Employee While Living Abroad: Procedure, Notice, Severance and Labour Court Proof

Foreign founder living abroad? Dismiss your first French employee lawfully: 5-day invitation, preliminary meeting, 2-month misconduct rule, notice, severance formula and 12-month labour cour …

Your French Company Pays Its Directors From Abroad: The 20% Forfait Social Bill and How to Challenge the URSSAF Reassessment

Your French company pays directors' fees to accounts abroad and URSSAF adds 20% forfait social over three years. What the levy takes, why foreign payment does not shield the company, and how …

Your First French Employee’s Payslip While You Live Abroad: Real Cost, Gross to Net, and How to Challenge a URSSAF Reassessment

Hiring in France from abroad? Learn to read the payslip, budget the real employer cost, and defend wage claims and URSSAF reassessments.

Your French Company and Mandatory E-Invoicing Since 1 September 2026: Platform, Deadlines and Getting Paid From Abroad

Since 1 September 2026 every French company must receive electronic invoices through an accredited platform or the public portal, and issue them from 2026 or 2027 by size. A practical guide …

Your French Company Owes Corporate Income Tax While You Live Abroad: 25% Rate, Instalments, Return and How to Challenge a Reassessment

Foreign founder's guide to French corporate income tax (IS): 25% rate, quarterly instalments, annual return, and how to reply to a reassessment from abroad.

Your French Company Missed Its VAT Returns While You Live Abroad: CA3 Deadlines, Late Interest, Refunds and How to Challenge the Assessment

Foreign founder with a French company? Monthly CA3 returns, quarterly tolerance, simplified regime, VAT refunds, penalties and how to challenge a reassessment from abroad.

Your French Company Filing Was Blocked While You Live Abroad: Apostille, Sworn Translation, Domiciliation and Beneficial Owners on the Road to the Kbis

Guichet unique rejected your French company filing from abroad? Apostille or legalisation, sworn translation, domiciliation proof and beneficial-owner declaration explained, with the exact t …

Your French Company Never Filed Its Annual Accounts and You Live Abroad: Greffe Reminders, Court Orders, Fines and How to Fix It From Abroad

Your French company never approved or filed its annual accounts and you live abroad? Six-month approval, one-month filing at the greffe, court injunctions, personal fines and how to regulari …