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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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Contracts and business

French Company First Financial Year Longer Than 12 Months: Filing Deadline for Foreign Founders

A foreign founder can set a first French accounting year of up to 24 months—but approval, tax and RCS filing deadlines still run from the chosen closing date.

Tax and estate

French Taxe Foncière for UK Owners: How to Challenge an Overvalued or Uninhabitable Property

A UK owner can challenge French taxe foncière when the property record, maintenance coefficient or qualifying vacancy period is wrong. Learn the evidence, deadlines and appeal route.

News

British Visitor in France: What to Do if a Hospital Refuses Your GHIC or EHIC After Brexit

What a British visitor can do when a French hospital refuses a GHIC or EHIC: emergency care, PRC, reimbursement, CPAM and appeal deadlines.

Company law

Can a Non-Resident Foreigner Be President of a French SAS? Appointment, Social Security and Tax

A non-resident foreign founder can generally lead a French SAS, but appointment documents, immigration rules, French social security and remuneration tax must be separated.

Banking, insurance and consumers

French Bank Closes a British Resident’s Account After Brexit: Notice, Banque de France and Remedies

A French bank cannot treat Brexit as a complete answer when a British resident's account is closed. This guide explains the two-month notice rule, lawful compliance grounds and the Banque de …

Contracts and business

Can a French Employee Sign an English Employment Contract? French Version Rules for Foreign Founders

French employment contract language rules for foreign founders hiring employees in France: when the French version is required, how English translations and group documents are treated, and …

News

UK Rental Income in France After Brexit: Tax Forms, Deadlines and Social Charges

A practical guide for British landlords living in France: UK tax, French Form 2047, treaty relief, social charges, records and deadlines.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Can a French Company Claim VAT on Pre-Registration Costs?

A practical legal guide for foreign founders on reclaiming French VAT on pre-registration costs, invoices, company takeovers and refund claims.

News

French Vacant Home Tax for UK Owners: How to Challenge a TLV or THLV Bill

Received a French vacant-home tax bill for an empty property? This English guide explains TLV, THLV, evidence, deadlines, payment suspension and the 2027 reform for UK owners.

Contracts and business

Can a French Company Invoice Before Its Kbis? A Foreign Founder’s Legal Checklist

A practical legal checklist for foreign founders who need to invoice a French customer before receiving the Kbis: formation acts, pending SIRET, VAT, takeover and post-registration correctio …

Tax and estate

Who Pays French Taxe Foncière While a UK Owner’s Estate Is Being Settled?

Who pays French taxe foncière after a British owner dies? This guide covers the 1 January rule, heirs, indivision, usufruit, notary payment, claims and recovery.

Contracts and business

French Company Formation Rejected by INPI Because of an Apostille or Translation: What a Foreign Founder Should Do

A practical legal route for a foreign founder whose French company filing is rejected because an apostille, legalisation or translation is missing or defective.

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