French tax lawyer in Paris for private clients, companies and expatriates

I advise private clients, companies and expatriates on French tax matters and cross-border situations. My practice focuses on helping non-French clients understand their tax exposure in France, structure their investments efficiently and remain compliant with French tax regulations.

• Gifts and inheritances involving French assets or French tax residence

• Structuring of bare ownership and usufruct arrangements

• Succession planning and business transfers, including retirement situations

• Tax treatment of life insurance policies linked to France

• Tax issues relating to art collections, philanthropy and charitable giving

• Listed buildings and investments in real estate, vineyards, agricultural or forestry assets

• Inbound and outbound mobility: tax analysis of employment and investment income and restructuring of asset holding structures

• Cross-border tax advice in coordination with foreign counsel

• Trusts and fiduciary arrangements with a French tax connection

• Preparation and review of French income tax and real estate wealth tax filings for residents and non-residents

• Periodic and annual trust reporting obligations

• Tax aspects of acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations involving France

• Tax structuring of investments and divestments

• Tax due diligence on French targets and monitoring of tax risks

• Tax review of shareholders’ agreements and investment structures

• Choice of location and structuring of French operations (subsidiaries or branches)

• International tax strategy and application of double tax treaties

• Tax treatment of intra-group flows (dividends, interest, royalties and services) and transfer pricing

• Determination of taxable income, including loss utilisation and financing structures

• Advance rulings and tax clearances from the French tax authorities

• Structuring of management incentive and equity plans

• Risk assessment and definition of defence strategies during tax audits

• Preparation of responses to information requests and reassessments

• Drafting of tax claims and development of procedural and substantive arguments

• Representation in tax litigation before French courts and monitoring of proceedings