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Contracts and business

Your French Shop or Office Costs Too Much While You Live Abroad: How to End a 3-6-9 Commercial Lease Early, Give Valid Notice and Get Your Deposit Back

Foreign founder paying too much rent in Paris while living abroad? Triennial exit dates, valid notice served from abroad, deposit recovery, lease assignment and how to defeat the landlord's …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Has Annual Deadlines While You Live Abroad: Accounts, Shareholder Meeting, Filing and Tax Calendar

Approve within six months, file within one to two months, declare tax, VAT, payroll and beneficial owners on time: the full legal calendar of a French company owned from abroad, with the fin …

Contracts and business

Your French Business Without French Payroll: Umbrella Employment (Portage Salarial) for Foreign Companies, Rules, Real Cost and Misuse Risks

An approved umbrella company can hire your Paris worker while your French company stays a mere client. This English guide explains the occasional-task rule, the 36-month ceiling, the real lo …

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Hiring an Independent Contractor in France While You Live Abroad: Avoid Reclassification, URSSAF Back Payments and Criminal Fines

Draft withdrawn: near-duplicate of existing coverage; replaced by a distinct portage-salarial angle.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Company Owes Corporate Income Tax While You Live Abroad: 25% Rate, Instalments, Filing and How to Pay From Abroad

Foreign founder guide to French corporate income tax (IS): 25% rate, which profits France taxes, loss carryforward, four instalments, May balance, online filing and challenging a reassessmen …

Contracts and business

A French Competitor Copied Your Concept: What the Court of Cassation Requires You to Prove

On 23 September 2026 the French Cour de cassation held that a copied concept is not parasitism unless you prove an individualized economic value, and that unfair competition requires persona …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Change Its Director While You Live Abroad: Resign, Appoint, File and Fix the Kbis From Abroad

SARL or SAS, resignation or removal: who decides, with which majority, and how to file the change on the Guichet unique within one month and fix the Kbis from abroad.

Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Send Staff to Work in France: SIPSI Declaration, French Pay Rules and Inspection Fines

Foreign owner sending staff to France? File the SIPSI declaration, appoint a French representative, apply French pay rules and avoid fines and criminal risk.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Has No Beneficial Owner Filing Yet? How to Declare Your RBE From Abroad Before the Greffe Strikes You Off

Foreign founder? Who counts as beneficial owner, how to file the RBE on the Guichet unique from abroad, 30-day updates, fees, formal notice, daily penalties and strike-off risk.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Has No Kbis While You Live Abroad: Fix the INPI Filing, Answer the Greffe and Prove Existence Fast

No Kbis while you live abroad freezes your French company: bank funds, hiring and invoicing. How the INPI single portal and greffe review work, how to fix a rejection, and what you can lawfu …

Contracts and business

Hire Your First Employee in France While You Live Abroad: DPAE Filing, French Contract, Real Cost and First Payslip

Your French company hires its first employee while you live abroad: DPAE filing, French contract, trial rules, real loaded cost and first payslip, with statutes and rulings verified.

Contracts and business

Send Your Own Staff to Work in France Without Hiring Locally: Posted Workers, the SIPSI Declaration, A1 Certificates and the Fines You Risk From Abroad

Draft保留 duplicate of the 17 September posting guide - pending pivot.

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Maître Reda Kohen

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