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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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You Live Abroad and Fund Your French Company With a Shareholder Loan: Interest Caps, Tax and Getting Repaid
A foreign shareholder can fund a French SAS or SARL through a shareholder current account: written agreement, capped deductible interest, withholding for non-residents, and repayment claimed …
Tax and estate
British Resident in France After Brexit: How Assurance-Vie Protects Your Spouse, Cuts Succession Tax, and How to Challenge a Refusal or Reassessment
British in France after Brexit: how assurance-vie passes outside the succession, the 152,500-euro allowance and 20/31.25 per cent levy, the over-70 rule, domicile traps, and how to challenge …
Your French Company Has No Office and You Live Abroad: Domiciliation, Commercial Lease and Proof of Registered Office to Get Your Kbis
No Kbis without a lawful registered office. This guide compares domiciliation, the representative's home and the 9-year commercial lease, lists the exact proof the registry accepts, and expl …
News
Refused a French Bank Account After Brexit: How a British Resident Opens the Compte, Uses the Droit au Compte Safety Net, and Challenges a Closure
British resident refused a French bank account after Brexit? Droit au compte, Banque de France designation in one day, basic services, and how to challenge a closure.
You Live Abroad and Your French Company Is Moving: Transfer the Registered Office, Update the Kbis and Keep Tax, Staff and Contracts Running
Your French SAS or SARL is changing address while you live abroad. Vote rules, one-month publication and filing deadlines, new Kbis, tax, staff, contracts and Paris specifics explained.
Buying French Property at Auction as a Foreign Buyer: Court Sales, Notarial Auctions and the Traps After the Hammer
Judicial seizure sales and voluntary notarial auctions explained for non-resident buyers: guarantees, bidding, the ten-day overbid window, payment deadlines and the folle enchere resale risk …
You Live Abroad and Want to Close Your French Company: Dissolution, Liquidation, Strike-Off Costs and How to Challenge a Greffe Rejection From Abroad
Closing a French SAS or SARL from abroad follows three ordered steps: dissolution, liquidation and strike-off. This guide maps the votes, filings, costs, tax clearances and court remedies, w …
Company law
Your French Company Needs a New Boss While You Live Abroad: Removing and Replacing the President or Gerant, Updating the Kbis and Surviving a Challenge
Foreign shareholder guide: remove and replace the SAS president or SARL gerant from abroad, file within one month, get the new Kbis and survive a challenge.
Your British Parent in France Is Losing Capacity: English LPA, Mandat de Protection Future, Habilitation Familiale, Tutelle and How to Challenge a Refusal After Brexit
Your English lasting power of attorney is not automatically accepted in France. How the Hague Convention, the mandat de protection future, habilitation familiale and tutelle protect a Britis …
Contracts and business
Your French Company Must Switch to E-Invoicing While You Live Abroad: 1 September 2026 Reception Deadline, 2027 Issue Deadline, Platforms, E-Reporting and Penalties
Foreign founder guide: France makes e-invoice reception compulsory from 1 September 2026 and issuance in 2026-2027, with platforms, e-reporting, fines and remedies from abroad.
News
Flashed in France on a UK Licence After Brexit: Contesting the Speeding Fine, Saving Your Points and Challenging a Suspension
British driver flashed in France? How fixed fines, points bands, roadside retention and suspension work after Brexit, and how to contest each step in time.
Your French Company Owes Corporation Tax and You Live Abroad: IS Rates, Returns, Instalments and How to Challenge a Reassessment
French corporation tax for companies run from abroad: 25 percent rate, 15 percent small-company slice, returns, quarterly instalments, audits and how to challenge a reassessment.
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