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Written by Maître Reda Kohen, member of the Paris Bar. About Maître Reda Kohen

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Contracts and business

Running Your French Company From Abroad: Annual Legal, Tax and Payroll Calendar — AGM, Accounts, IS, VAT, DSN — and How to Fix a Missed Deadline

AGM by 30 June, accounts filed within two months, IS on the 15th, VAT between the 15th and 24th, DSN on the 5th or 15th: the full-year compliance calendar for a French company run from abroa …

Contracts and business

Your Goods Are Stuck at French Customs: Import VAT, Self-Assessment and How a Foreign Seller Pays, Deducts and Contests

Goods blocked at French customs? When import VAT is due, how self-assessment avoids cash advances, and how a foreign seller deducts, recovers and contests the charge.

Contracts and business

Your French Freelancer Was Really an Employee: URSSAF Reclassification, Back Charges and How a Foreign Company Contests

Foreign company paying a French freelancer by invoice? URSSAF can reclassify the relationship as concealed employment with back charges, criminal fines and labour court claims. How to assess …

Contracts and business

The Greffe Rejected Your French Company Filing Over Foreign Documents: Apostille, Certified Translation and How to Get Your Kbis

Your Guichet unique filing was rejected over a missing apostille or uncertified translation. This guide explains the 15-day cure, the right stamp in the right order, and how to challenge a r …

Contracts and business

You Have Just Received a French VAT Reassessment: How a Foreign Company Replies, Fixes Reverse-Charge Errors and Contests the Bill

Your French customer applied reverse charge and now the tax office assesses you directly with penalties. This English guide explains why VAT is requalified, why input deduction is denied, an …

Contracts and business

Your French Subsidiary Cannot Pay Its Bills and You Are Abroad: How a Foreign Parent Files in Time, Chooses the Procedure and Shields Its Directors

French subsidiary insolvent? A foreign parent guide to the 45-day filing duty, sauvegarde vs redressement vs liquidation, director liability shields and recovering shareholder loans.

Contracts and business

Your French Customer Has Not Paid: How a Foreign Company Recovers the Invoice Through Formal Notice, Injonction de Payer and Enforcement

Unpaid French invoice? A foreign creditor can use the reformed injonction de payer: formal notice, ECB-plus-ten penalties, payment order in weeks, bank seizure. Full procedure.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Has Just Been Served (Assignation): How a Foreign Owner Responds, Meets the Deadline and Defends From Abroad

Served with a French assignation? Deadlines, distance extensions, service defects, procedural defences and appeal strategy for foreign owners defending a French lawsuit from abroad.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Subsidiary Is About to Pay Dividends to Its Foreign Parent: Withholding Tax, Treaty Relief and How to Recover or Contest the Charge

France withholds tax when your subsidiary pays dividends to its foreign parent. This guide explains the exemption, treaty relief and how to recover overpaid withholding.

Contracts and business

The French Tax Office Rejects Your Foreign Parent’s Management Fees: How to Prove the Service, Save the Deduction and Contest the Reassessment

WITHDRAWN: near-duplicate of 2026-09-09 management-fees article. Kept as draft.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Missed the 30 June Deadline to Approve Its Accounts: How a Foreign Owner Repairs the AGM, Files Late and Blocks Penalties

Missed the 30 June approval deadline for your French company? A foreign owner's guide to extending, convening from abroad, filing late and avoiding fictitious dividends.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

URSSAF Says Your French Contractor Is Really an Employee: How a Foreign Company Contests Reclassification, Back Pay and Hidden-Employment Fines

Your French contractor reclassified as an employee by URSSAF? A foreign-founder guide to subordination, concealed employment, the 30-day reply and how to contest the bill.

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