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French law in practice

Practical guides to French property and business law for readers dealing with French notaries, landlords, companies or courts from abroad, and analysis of current legal news.

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News

French Rental Deposit Not Returned After Moving Back to the UK: A British Tenant’s Evidence and French Court Claim

Moved from France back to the UK and still waiting for your French rental deposit? Learn the deadlines, evidence, formal notice and French court route.

Company law

French SAS President Living Abroad: Social Security, URSSAF and Remuneration Rules

A foreign founder can lead a French SAS from abroad. This guide separates the mandate, French social security, URSSAF payroll, tax residence and treaty evidence.

Tax and estate

British Resident Dies in France With a UK Will: Forced Heirship and Which Succession Law Applies

A UK will does not settle a French estate by itself. This guide explains the applicable succession law, forced heirship, probate, French notarial formalities and the steps British beneficiar …

Contracts and business

French Company Tax Losses: Carry-Forward, Carry-Back and the €1 Million Limit for a Foreign Founder

How a foreign founder can document and use a French company tax loss: carry-forward limits, carry-back, evidence, groups and restructuring risks.

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News

EES in France After Brexit: Can a British Withdrawal Agreement Resident Be Treated as a 90-Day Visitor?

A British resident with a Withdrawal Agreement residence permit should not be treated as a 90-day visitor by France's EES. Learn which documents to present and how to challenge a refusal or …

Company law

How Can a Foreign Investor Subscribe to a French Company Capital Increase From Abroad?

A practical legal guide for a foreign investor subscribing to newly issued shares in a French SAS from abroad: approval, preferential rights, powers, depositary funds, INPI filing, beneficia …

Company law

French Bank Account Refused Because There Is No French-Resident Director: What a Foreign-Owned SAS Can Do

A French bank may ask why a foreign-owned SAS has a non-resident president. This guide separates French company law, bank compliance policy and the professional right-to-account procedure.

Company law

French SCI 2072 Tax Return Filed Late After Brexit: What a British Family Must Do

Filed a French SCI's 2072 return late? This guide explains the deadline, penalties, British-partner reporting and the evidence to send when regularising the file.

News

Can a French Water Supplier Cut Off Your Water for an Unpaid Bill After Brexit?

A French water supplier cannot disconnect a primary residence for an unpaid household bill. Here is how a British resident in France should challenge the bill, preserve evidence and seek urg …

Contracts and business

First French Corporate Tax Instalment After Incorporation: When Is the First Payment Due for a Foreign Founder?

A practical legal calendar for foreign founders: the first French corporate tax instalment, the first balance, closing dates, forms 2065, 2571 and 2572, payment errors and correction steps.

News

UK SIPP Provider Refuses a Gross Pension Payment in France After Brexit: What Can You Do?

A UK SIPP provider has withheld PAYE or refused a gross payment after your move to France? Learn how to classify the benefit, prove treaty residence, correct the French return and recover th …

Contracts and business

French Tax Audit: What If Your Foreign-Owned Company Cannot Produce a Compliant FEC?

A practical legal route for foreign-owned companies facing a French tax audit without a compliant FEC: deadlines, reconstruction, penalties and objections.

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