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Contracts and business

Posting Your Employee to France: SIPSI Declaration, A1 Certificate, Pay Rules and Fines for Foreign Employers

Foreign company sending its own employee to work in France? File the SIPSI declaration, appoint a French representative, secure the A1 certificate and guarantee French pay rules — or face su …

Contracts and business

First French Hire Not Working Out? How a Foreign Company Dismisses an Employee Without Losing at the Labour Court

Hired in France from abroad and now need to part ways? Procedure, severance cost and labour-court risks of dismissing a French employee, with the exact legal steps.

Contracts and business

Living Abroad? How to Approve Your French Company’s Annual Accounts and Bring Dividends Home Legally

Foreign owner of a French SAS or SARL? Approve annual accounts from abroad within six months, file at the greffe, then bring dividends home through withholding and treaties. Full English gui …

Contracts and business

French Corporate Tax for Your Foreign-Owned Company: How Much IS You Pay, When to Pay It and How to Fix Mistakes From Abroad

Foreign owner of a French SAS or SARL? The 25 percent corporate tax, quarterly instalments, filing deadlines, loss carry-forward and penalties explained, with the official texts and court de …

Contracts and business

French Customer Won’t Pay Your Invoice? How a Foreign Company Recovers the Debt in France

Your French customer stopped paying. ECB-plus-ten interest, payment orders and interim provisions: how a foreign company recovers unpaid invoices in France.

Contracts and business

Buying a French Company as a Foreign Investor: Do You Need France IEF Clearance Before You Close

Foreign buyer of a French company? IEF screening may require Paris clearance before closing: 25 percent rule, sensitive sectors, filing time and fines explained.

Contracts and business

Foreign Company in France and Mandatory E-Invoicing Since 1 September 2026: Receive, Issue, Report and Fix Errors From Abroad

Since 1 September 2026 every French company must receive e-invoices via an approved platform. Guide for foreign owners: calendar, VAT, fines and fix plan.

Contracts and business

How a Foreign Director Gets Paid by a French Company: Salary vs Dividends, Social Charges and Personal Liability

Foreign founder running a French SAS or SARL? Compare president vs manager status, salary vs dividends tax and social charges, removal rules and personal liability, with the exact French sta …

Contracts and business

Selling to France Without a French Company: French VAT Numbers, the OSS Shortcut and Fixing Errors From Abroad

Foreign seller to France? When you need a French VAT number, when the OSS covers you, and how to fix VAT errors from abroad.

Contracts and business

Foreign Company Renting Its First Office or Shop in France: 3-6-9 Lease, Deposit, Rent Reviews and How to Renew or Leave From Abroad

First office or shop in France as a foreign company: 3-6-9 lease vs short lease, deposit and charges, rent indexation and uncapping, renewal and six-month notice, with Paris specifics.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Hiring Your First Employee in France From Abroad: DPAE, Contract, Trial Period and True Cost Before Day One

Foreign founder hiring a first employee in France? DPAE filing window, day-one pack, CDI vs CDD, trial-period durations and renewal traps, and the true cost before signing.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Just Got a Tax Audit Notice: Verification, Reassessment and How a Foreign Owner Contests From Abroad

French tax audit of a foreign-owned company: audit notice, on-site verification, rectification proposal, interest and penalties, and how to contest each step from abroad.

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

Partner, member of the Paris Bar, 11 rue Margueritte, 75017 Paris. Author of the analyses published in this journal. About