Choosing the right structure
Subsidiary, branch or liaison office: we compare the tax, social and reporting consequences of each option. You decide with a clear view of costs and obligations.
International · US & UK groups
Your French subsidiary, handled in English.
For US and UK groups: incorporation, accounting, tax, payroll, group reporting and statutory audit, by a French chartered accountant and statutory auditor who works with you in English.
- ·Fully digital
- ·Video calls or in-person meetings
- ·Reply within 24 business hours
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Setting up in France
Opening a subsidiary or a branch in France raises questions from day one: legal form, registration, tax and payroll. We guide you through each step, in English, alongside your lawyers.
Registration and first steps
Company registration, VAT number, tax and social security accounts: we handle the formalities with you. Your French entity is ready to invoice, hire and operate.
Payroll from the first hire
We set up payroll and monthly social declarations (DSN) as soon as you hire in France. Your employees are paid and declared in line with French rules.
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Running your French subsidiary
Your French entity must meet French requirements while reporting to headquarters in their own format. We bridge the two, month after month.
Accounting and tax compliance
Bookkeeping, VAT, corporate income tax, local taxes and statutory accounts, prepared and filed on the French calendar. Every figure is explained to you in English.
Group reporting
Monthly or quarterly reporting packages aligned with your group's format, chart of accounts and deadlines. Headquarters receives figures it can use straight away.
French GAAP to US GAAP, UK GAAP or IFRS
We reconcile French statutory accounts with your group accounting principles and document every adjustment. Your figures tell the same story locally and at group level.
Outsourced finance function
A part-time CFO or finance manager for your French entity: budget, cash forecasts, banking relationships. The expertise of a local finance team, without a full-time hire.
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Statutory audit
French companies above certain thresholds must appoint a statutory auditor (commissaire aux comptes). We audit in English and work hand in hand with your group auditors.
When is an audit required?
When a French company exceeds two of three thresholds: €5m balance sheet total, €10m revenue, 50 employees. Within a group above these thresholds, subsidiaries must appoint one from €2.5m, €5m and 25 employees.
Working with your group auditors
We carry out the statutory audit and, where required, report to your group auditors according to their instructions and timetable. In English, from planning to sign-off.
Contributions, mergers and conversions
Contributions in kind, mergers, changes of legal form and capital increases: we issue the reports required by French law, within the timeframe of your transaction.
Living in France as a foreign resident? See our page for foreign residents
Why LAZAR FINANCE
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Chartered accountant and statutory auditor, registered with the Ordre des experts-comptables and the Compagnie régionale des commissaires aux comptes
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One point of contact, in English, from setup to year-end and audit
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Digital from day one: documents, e-signatures, reporting and meetings online
Moving to France or expanding your business here? Let's talk.
Contact
Let's discuss your plans.
Tell us about your organisation and your project in France. We will reply within 24 business hours.
Call us: +33 6 77 53 06 46Meetings by video, by phone or in person, according to your needs.