Samuel HAYOT
Chartered Accountant
The AI Act regulates AI across the Union. Prohibited risk, high risk, transparency: what French businesses must organise in 2026, with the timeline and penalties.
Since 1947, every company employing managers must cover them with collective provident insurance. Mandatory 1.50% Tranche A contribution entirely at employer's expense. Penalty for uninsured death: 3 × PASS 2026 = €144,180. Verify your coverage immediately.
Four levers to collect cash faster: deposits at order, early-payment discounts, clear standard terms of sale, and structured follow-up — before factoring or legal action.
Protected title, regulated missions, ordonnance 45-2138: the concrete differences between a bookkeeper/accountant and a chartered accountant (expert-comptable) registered with the Ordre. What this means for your business in France.
What a shareholders' agreement really does, what it settles that the bylaws do not, and why signing it at incorporation prevents most disputes between founders.
What taxes does a company pay in France in 2026, when are they due, and what thresholds apply? Corporation tax, VAT, CFE, CVAE and instalments, with a worked IS example and a tax calendar.
Apprenticeship, professionalization, employer assistance, remuneration, pace and opportunities: everything about accounting work-study in 2026.
Collective supplementary health coverage obligation since 2016: ANI minimum basket (100% consultations, full hospitalisation, dental 125%, optical flat rate), 50% employer financing, CDD/part-time exemptions, unilateral decision (DUE)/collective agreement/referendum, social and tax treatment.
Master four pricing methods (cost-plus, perceived value, competitor pricing, psychological pricing). Learn how to raise prices without losing customers and protect margins in inflationary times.
Power BI, Tableau or Looker Studio for SME reporting: costs, integrations, performance, GDPR and selection criteria based on your ecosystem and budget.
Join a franchise network or go fully independent? Costs, autonomy, risk, support and the legal framework of the DIP: our comparison to help you decide with confidence.
Care at 20%, veterinary medicines at 20%, feed at 5.5% or 20% depending on the animal: how to split VAT rates and inventory entries at a veterinary clinic in 2026.
When to pay IS installments in 2026, how to calculate them and how to avoid cash flow or timing errors?
Financial audits for large groups require more than extra volume. They bring consolidation issues, component coordination, materiality questions and stronger governance expectations.
Lawful grounds for a fixed-term contract, maximum duration and renewals, the 10% end-of-contract premium, the waiting period and the mistakes that trigger reclassification into a permanent contract.
Neobanks (Qonto, Shine) or a traditional bank: legal difference, capital deposit, costs, fund safety and accounting integrations to choose your business account.
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