Samuel HAYOT
Chartered Accountant
Pre-sale dividend, cash left in the price, or a holding-company contribution: the fate of excess cash is decided before the letter of intent, and the gap runs into tens of thousands of euros. A French chartered accountant's method.
Bail professionnel or bail commercial: the 3-6-9 term, renewal rights, ILC/ILAT indexation, the VAT option and how rent is treated in your accounts. A full comparison to choose and secure your French business premises in 2026.
Before the first round, co-founders must lock in vesting, decision-making rules and exit mechanics. Without an agreement, a co-founder divorce destroys the company at the next due diligence.
Running an SAS without owning the majority exposes you to ad nutum dismissal and imposed collective decisions. Here are the statutory, contractual and wealth levers to secure your decision power without paralysing the company.
Versement mobilite 2026: 11-employee threshold (5 consecutive years), 3.20% Paris inner ring rate, remote work and contractual workplace rule, VMRR regional levy, step-by-step calculation and sustainable mobility allowance.
ISACOMPTA, AGIRIS CONNECT, eFacture: what the AGIRIS suite covers, who it is for, what to verify on PDP compliance for 2026 e-invoicing, and an objective evaluation framework applicable to any accounting software.
Complete guide for salon owners: tips tax exemption through end-2028, 20% VAT on services and product resale, NF525 certified till, cash limits, and collective-agreement payroll (IDCC 2596).
Overloaded firm, reduced team, key staff departure or sudden growth: year-end reinforcement and bookkeeping catch-up address specific situations with real deadline constraints. A practical overview of use cases, engagement steps, indicative costs, fiscal penalties if left untreated, and the organisational levers to prevent the backlog next time.
A SIRET is the 14-digit number identifying a business location in France. It is free, assigned by INSEE within 1 to 15 days of registration, and cannot be bought. Here is how to obtain yours, check someone else's, and what foreign companies need to know.
Tax, holdings, cash registers, tips and investment rules: the useful points from the 2026 Finance Act for leaders.
Factoring, Dailly assignment, revenue-based financing: three solutions, three very different rationales. A comparative method to choose by sales cycle, margin and customer profile. Real costs, legal framework, watchpoints.
Dates, exhibitors, practical tips and key questions to ask franchisors: the complete guide for preparing your visit to the Paris Franchise Show 2026 and evaluating the best franchise opportunities.
France's 2026 reform of self-employed social contributions: new single base with 26 % allowance, reinforced pension share, URSSAF settlements and impact on the salary/dividend trade-off for company directors.
Data reliability, faster month-end close, real-time oversight and e-invoicing compliance: why an ERP system is becoming essential for SMEs that want to drive their accounting rather than react to it.
The search for a "French CPA" is common among US companies setting up in France. The title of Certified Public Accountant simply does not exist under French law. The functional equivalents — for different purposes — are the expert-comptable and the commissaire aux comptes. Understanding the difference determines who you need to hire.
Complete guide to an osteopath's tax status in France: BNC classification, VAT exemption for therapeutic acts, micro-BNC vs real-basis accounting, social contributions and business structures.
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