Tax law

Tax is often seen as a major constraint on the lives of businesses and taxpayers.

In our view as advisers, it should instead be viewed by people running businesses as a valuable guide as to the economic, strategic and business choices that they have to make every day – for example maximising and managing wealth.

The "Tax law" department can help you with all the problems that you may meet on the subject, whether relating to corporate income tax, VAT or the French "Contribution Economique Territoriale" social security levy.

It can also help you with differences of opinion between you and the tax authorities, not only in the pre-enforcement phase (audit and discussions) but also in the dispute phase (assessments and court proceedings).

Business tax 

• Audit on acquisition and risk prevention
• Business restructuring (merger, spin-off, etc)
• Eligibility for tax incentives (tax credits, young innovative enterprise allowances, etc)
• Intragroup dealings
• International dealings and locating abroad

Real estate tax 

• Buying business premises: tax treatment of rental income and gains on sale
• Specific rules on residential or industrial property development and sale and lease back, particularly the VAT aspect 
• Entry into and "exit" from commercial leases

Personal taxation

• Tax returns (personal income tax returns, wealth tax) 
• Wealth management and transmission
• Claiming tax allowances and incentives (tax credits and reliefs, French TEPA law tax breaks, etc)

Assistance with tax audits and disputes