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LLC, C-Corp or French parent's US subsidiary: three vehicles, three tax outcomes both in the US and in France. The 2026 decision guide for French SME owners and startup founders.
You plan to launch your SME in 2026. You have a solid idea, the desire to succeed, and perhaps already a few clients in sight. However, a statistic...
France Travail does not provide a free chartered accountant. But French public schemes — BGE workshops, ARCE capital, ACRE social-contribution exemption, NACRE zero-interest loan, ADIE microcredit — offer genuine free support for founders. This guide explains what each scheme covers, where it stops, and how to combine public and private support intelligently.
What does a Kbis extract look like, what does it really contain and where can you get it in 2026? Useful point for leaders and creators.
In France, a micro-enterprise (the simplified sole-trader scheme) is only available to an emancipated minor aged 16 or over. A non-emancipated minor cannot create a sole proprietorship of any kind and must use a single-member company structure — EURL or SASU — with written parental authorisation. Here is the complete legal framework for 2026, including authorisations, tax treatment, and registration steps.
Manager's social regime, dividend tax treatment, share transfer registration duties, governance and fundraising: the real differences between SARL and SAS in 2026, with a worked example and two real-world scenarios.
ACRE, ARCE, ARE maintenance, CAPE, regional aid and good reflexes 2026: the practical guide to financing a business creation project.
Beneficiaries, amount, duration, demand and impact in micro-enterprises: what you need to know about ACRE in 2026.
Micro-business or company, mobile trader card, VAT, vehicle depreciation and permits: the accounting and tax guide to running a food truck in France in 2026.
Checking a SIRET for free secures your client and supplier relationships. The Business Directory, the Sirene certificate and the RNE: the method, the limits and best practice in 2026.
Choice of status, aid, business plan, formalities and start-up management: a clear method for creating in 2026.
Thresholds €203,100 / €83,600, VAT exemption, 71/50/34% allowances, discharge payment, ACRE, CFE and 2026 e-invoicing: the 2026 trade-offs for Paris-based micro-entrepreneurs.
Since 1 January 2023, all French company registration formalities go through the INPI guichet unique. This guide covers each step — legal structure, domiciliation, documents, filing — and the mistakes that cause delays.
Business creation training in France in 2026: overview of available programmes (CPF, CCI, BGE, France Travail), funding rules since February 2025, the SPI stage for craftspeople, and what no training can substitute for.
Family SARL (CGI art. 239 bis AA) or SCI (French Civil Code art. 1845): qualification criteria, IR/IS taxation, social contributions, Dutreil pact, dismemberment. Structured analysis by Cabinet Hayot Expertise, Paris.
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