https://www.frenchbusinessadvice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Motion-Design-1-Hiring-an-employee-in-France.mp4 Below you will find the main formalities to be accomplished when hiring an employee in France from the recruitment phase to the establishment of the pay slip at theRead More »The steps of hiring an employee in France
Below is an inventory of the main expenses that companies subject to the Industrial and Commercial Benefits (B.I.C.) or corporate income tax in France can deduct to determine their taxableRead More »Deductible expenses of benefits of companies in France
The sector of direct services to people is expanding, it includes activities related to the assistance of people in their homes. These services concern: Family services, The services of everydayRead More »Direct Services for people and home services
We published during June 2018 an article on the Withholding Tax System (in French “Prélèvement à la source” or P.A.S.) in anticipation of its implementation in January 1st 2019. This processRead More »News about the withholding tax system in France
In a famous court affair (The DE RUYTER case), the European Court of Justice and the French State Council challenged the legality of the “CSG-CRDS” on assets incomes and investmentRead More »Exemption from “CSG-CRDS” on assets income and investment products for certain foreign persons
Municipalities can ask holidaymakers staying in their territory to pay a tourist tax. However, the municipality is authorized to exempt certain categories of holidaymakers. The tourist tax and the periodRead More »Tourist Tax
Knowledge of the product, the market, an innovative idea, a concept of values, an image … you may think that it is enough to start a business and that thisRead More »The life of a business in France
We propose below an agenda for a year by specifying the deadlines for the declaration and payment of various social contributions concerning companies. The operations concerned by the deadlines areRead More »Deadlines for the declarations and payments of the social contributions of companies in France
We propose below an agenda for a year by specifying the deadlines for the declaration and payment of various taxes concerning companies. The operations concerned by the deadlines are indicatedRead More »Tax Deadlines of companies in France
France is renowned for its complexity in legal matters when setting up a company. We’ll try to explain clearly the main steps to follow for the installation of a company.Read More »The Main Formalities to set up a business in France
Trade within the E.E.C. is free, without formalities and without border controls. However, companies are required to provide customs services monthly with a Goods Exchange Declaration (D.E.B.) for the exchangeRead More »Declaration of Exchanges of Goods (DEB) and European Declaration of Services (DES)
From 2019, the “Prélèvement à la source” (P.A.S.) will be applied to almost all the income of French taxpayers. This concerns people in activity (employees or self-employed) as well asRead More »French Transition to the “Pay-As-You-Earn” Withholding Tax System
To help Anglophone investors better understand French law, we will try to give a translation as expressive as possible of some legal terms in three areas: Tax, Company law, SocialRead More »Some Legal or Fiscal terms commonly used in France and their translation in English
There are a large number of different taxes in France. We will briefly introduce the most common. We can classify them into four categories: Inheritance taxes, Income taxes, Local taxes,Read More »Taxes in France
The creation of a small business in France involves many choices that the creator must make at the time of incorporation. These choices are mainly at three levels: Legal (companyRead More »Setting up a Small Business in France
