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Foreign Desk

A dedicated team to provide financial, payroll, tax and legal services to foreign investors in France.

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ACCOUNTING & REPORTING
PAYROLL & SOCIAL SERVICES
OUTSOURCING
TAX SERVICES
MULTIPLE EXPERTISE
LEGAL AND CORPORATE

BENEFIT FROM OUR EXPERTISE IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND OUR PACKAGED SERVICE OFFERS

Our offers are intended to support foreign groups for their investments in France.


You plan to start an activity or to acquire a business in France.

A merger / acquisition project? A start-up project of a French branch or subsidiary? Our « Foreign Desk » team will assist you in the different steps of this project and will make sure that your new branch or subsidiary fulfills all French legal, tax and social obligations.

You need assistance in your daily business tasks in order to be compliant with the French Regulation.

Our Foreign desk is acting as a single point of contact and coordination for your business activities with packaged services offerings in response to your specific needs.

OUR TEAM

Our team of experts and lawyers is here to support foreign companies established in France.


Marie-Pierre DAVIDSON
Marie-Pierre DAVIDSON

Finance

mp.davidson@groupey.fr

Céline DENUILLY
Céline DENUILLY

Social

c.denuilly@groupey.fr

Katrin DUPUIS
Katrin DUPUIS

Juridique

mp.davidson@groupey.fr

Charlotte FABRE
Charlotte FABRE

Fiscal

c.fabre@acty-avocats.fr

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ACCOUNTING & REPORTING

  • Book-keeping services inclusive of invoicing, payment, accounts receivable and payable management.
  • Accounting and tax compliance reviews if the accounting of your French entity is kept at your head office.
  • Preparation of your financial reporting and group tax packages in accordance with your Group accounting policy (IFRS, US GAAPs …) and closing timetable.
  • Preparation of statutory financial statements.
  • Preparation of consolidated accounts.

TAX SERVICES

  • Drawing up and filing of local direct and indirect tax declaration forms.
  • Preparation and filing of the annual corporate tax return form.
  • Assistance in answering requests from the French Tax Authorities in the event of a tax audits.
  • Tax compliance review.
  • Advice and setting up of measures to optimize or avoid double taxation.
  • Tax litigation.

PAYROLL AND SOCIAL SERVICES

  • Drawing up of hiring and employment contracts.
  • Termination of employment contracts with the assistance of our social advisors.
  • Drawing up of pay slips with our online payroll software.
  • Drawing up and filing of periodic social contribution declaration forms.
  • Compliance review with the French social requirements.
  • Assistance during social security audits.

MULTIPLE EXPERTISE

  • Risk management analysis and business continuity plans.
  • Setting up of accurate IT systems.
  • Implementation and documentation of internal control processes.
  • Review or assistance in the documentation of your transfer pricing policy.
  • Compliance with specific local legislation (RGPD, RSE …).

OUTSOURCING

  • Interim executive services or externalization of bespoke teams to face staff or management shortages.
  • Finance and administrative outsourcing services.

LEGAL AND CORPORATE

  • Approval of the accounts.
  • Amendment of articles of association.
  • Drawing-up of commercial contracts, like general sales conditions, distribution agreements, commercial lease…
  • Sale of shares of the company.
  • Legal assistance and advisory in mergers and acquisitions.