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Registering a Company in France From Abroad: Guichet Unique File, Kbis Wait and Costly Traps

Foreign founder? Build a Guichet Unique file that passes first time: statutes, capital certificate, seat proof, apostilles, and the Kbis clock.

Contracts and business

Your French Director Quit or Has to Go While You Live Abroad: Remove and Replace the President or Manager, File on the Guichet Unique and Make It Binding

SAS or SARL: remove and replace your French director from abroad with a valid vote, Guichet unique filing within one month, updated Kbis, and transition risks under recent case law.

Contracts and business

Your French Subsidiary Made a Profit and You Live Abroad: Vote the Dividend, Cut the Withholding and Repatriate the Cash

French company profit stuck in France while you live abroad? How to vote the dividend lawfully, cut withholding with treaties and the EU parent-subsidiary exemption, and repatriate the cash.

Contracts and business

Hiring Your First Employee in France While You Live Abroad: DPAE, Contract, Trial Period and Payroll

Hiring your first employee in France from abroad: DPAE filing, CDI or CDD contract, trial period limits and monthly URSSAF payroll explained.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Owes Corporate Tax and You Live Abroad: IS Rate, Quarterly Instalments, Filing and Late-Payment Fixes

French corporate tax (IS) at 25 percent is paid in four quarterly instalments on last year's profit, with the balance in May. This guide explains the rate, the calendar, automatic late inter …

Contracts and business

You Need to Fire Your First French Employee While You Live Abroad: Dismissal Procedure, Severance Cost, Notice and Labour Court Risk

Foreign founder guide to dismissing a first French employee from abroad: real and serious cause, invitation and meeting deadlines, severance and notice costs, Macron scale and agreed exit.

Contracts and business

Foreign Company in France Without a Valid VAT Number: How to Register, File CA3 Returns and Avoid Penalties From Abroad

How a foreign company gets a French VAT number, activates VIES, appoints a tax representative, files CA3 returns and avoids penalties, all managed from abroad.

Contracts and business

Revolut France data breach: DriveWealth exposure, your rights and compensation

Revolut France customers who traded US stocks may be affected by the DriveWealth data breach reported on 24 September 2026. How to check your exposure, force answers, complain to the CNIL an …

Contracts and business

You Run Your French Company From Abroad: Which Director Status, What Social Security Costs and How to Register

Foreign founder directing a French SAS or SARL from abroad: assimilated-employee or self-employed regime, real costs, registration, A1 certificates and URSSAF controls.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Closing Your French Company From Abroad: Dissolve, Liquidate and Strike Off Without Flying Back

You live abroad and your French SAS or SARL must close cleanly. Dissolution vote, liquidator, Guichet unique filings, creditor and tax traps, staff rules, and the real cost of a strike-off w …

Contracts and business

A French Client Has Not Paid Your Invoice While You Run the Company From Abroad: Payment Order, European Order, Seizure and Getting the Cash Home

Your French client ignores your invoice and you run the company from abroad. French law offers a fast paper payment order, automatic ECB-plus-ten late penalties, a 40-euro recovery fee, and …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Cannot Pay Its Bills While You Live Abroad: File Within 45 Days, Pick the Right Procedure and Avoid Personal Liability

Cash-flow insolvency in France triggers a 45-day filing duty. A guide for foreign founders on spotting cessation des paiements, filing from abroad, choosing sauvegarde, redressement or liqui …

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Maître Reda Kohen

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