French CPA in Dijon: wine, food industry and healthcare
Accounting, tax, payroll and company formation for business owners in Dijon and the Côte-d'Or, handled remotely from Paris.
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English-speaking accountant in ParisWhy choose Hayot Expertise for Dijon?
If you run a business in Dijon, or a French subsidiary of a foreign group in the Côte-d'Or, the accounting questions are rarely generic. Wine stock sits in the cellar across several vintages, hiring follows the harvest, industrial customers impose their own invoicing formats. Hayot Expertise is a French chartered accountancy and statutory audit firm based in Paris 8, registered with the Ordre des experts-comptables Paris Île-de-France. We have no office in the Côte-d'Or: documents are uploaded online, meetings run by video, and you deal with the same accountant throughout.
- Dedicated team, response guaranteed within 24 working hours
- Digital interface, paperless, 24/7 access
- Transparent pricing, no hidden fees
- Firm registered with the Order of Chartered Accountants
Our expertise tailored to your business
Wine estates, négociants and the wine trade
A domaine or a négociant house does not run like a retail business. Stock ties up cash across several vintages, the land often sits in a separate landholding company, the operator falls under the agricultural profits regime and the MSA rather than URSSAF, and shipping wine means excise registration and monthly returns. We set the tax regime, the stock policy and the cash cycle.
Food, drink and hospitality
From a food processing SME to a mustard maker or a restaurant in the old town, the pressure points repeat: gross margin tracked for real, split VAT rates on meals and alcoholic drinks, casual shifts and the HCR collective agreement in payroll. We deliver monthly accounts you can act on.
Our services in Dijon
A comprehensive offering designed for entrepreneurs, executives and investors.
Accounting & financial statements
Bookkeeping, tax returns, monthly dashboards.
Tax optimisation
Corporate tax, income tax, VAT, R&D credits.
Payroll & HR
Payslips, employment contracts, HR management.
Business structuring
Entity choice, incorporation, fundraising, shareholder agreements.
Wealth & real estate
Real estate companies, wealth planning, inheritance.
International & expats
Expats, transfer pricing, foreign accounts, double taxation.
The economic ecosystem of Dijon
Dijon carries the weight of a regional capital: prefecture of the Côte-d'Or and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, with a university and a teaching hospital. Three clusters drive the local economy. Food and nutrition first, around the Vitagora competitiveness cluster and the public research campus, INRAE and Institut Agro Dijon. Healthcare next, with pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing and the practices clustered around the hospital. Wine last, from the Côte de Nuits vineyards to the trading houses of Beaune, on a Paris to Lyon corridor that also draws logistics.
Areas served
How to work with us
Free audit
We analyse your situation in 10 minutes, with no commitment.
Tailored proposal
Clear and transparent quote, tailored to your activity and budget.
Ongoing support
Your dedicated accountant responds within 24h, available year-round.
Doing business in Dijon: a practical guide
Everything you need to know about doing business in Dijon
Setting up a company in Dijon
Registration runs through the INPI one-stop shop, and the statutory notice is published in a newspaper approved for the Côte-d'Or. The legal form matters more than the address: SASU or SARL for trading, an EARL or SCEA for a wine estate, a SEL for a health professional, with MSA cover for the grower. We settle the articles, the capital and the tax regime before filing.
Accounting and tax obligations
Annual accounts, the tax return package and VAT filings follow the same calendar as anywhere in France. One date matters now: since 1 September 2026 every VAT registered business must be able to receive electronic invoices, and the obligation to issue them reaches smaller companies on 1 September 2027.
Hiring and payroll
Local seasons drive recruitment: harvest contracts in the vineyards each autumn, casual shifts in restaurants on busy evenings. Rules differ from short contracts to the minimum rates of the HCR agreement, and payroll shortcuts surface at a URSSAF or MSA inspection. We handle payslips, hiring declarations and the DSN.
Regional schemes and local specifics
The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region backs SME investment with its own grants, alongside Bpifrance and the national schemes: research tax credit, innovation tax credit, young innovative company status. Rural communes in the Côte-d'Or also fall under the France Ruralités Revitalisation zoning that replaced the ZRR in 2024, so eligibility is checked commune by commune.
Frequently asked questions — Chartered accountant in Dijon
Answers to questions entrepreneurs in Dijon ask most
Your firm is not based in Dijon, so how does this work?
Our offices are in Paris 8 and Noisy-le-Sec, with no branch in the Côte-d'Or. The engagement runs remotely: documents uploaded online, review meetings by video, papers signed electronically. A visit can be arranged in advance when a file calls for one.
How much does an accountant cost for a Dijon business?
Fees follow the volume of documents, whether you have staff or stock, and the work added to bookkeeping. We quote after reviewing your documents and write the figure into the engagement letter.
How do I change accountant mid-year?
You can move at any time. We write to your current accountant under the profession's rules, collect the file (FEC export, trial balance, general ledger, fixed assets, recent returns) and take over the year in progress.
I run a wine estate: how is cellar stock handled?
Wine sits in stock for years, inflating the balance sheet with no cash behind it. It is valued at production cost and, under the agricultural profits regime, an option exists to freeze the value of slow-moving stock.
I run a restaurant in Dijon: what gets checked?
The split of VAT rates between meals and alcoholic drinks, compliance of the till software, treatment of casual staff and meal benefits, and the match between takings and declared revenue.
I am a doctor or pharmacist: which structure fits?
A practitioner in private practice reports under BNC rules and the 2035 return, a pharmacy under BIC rules. Moving into a SEL changes the director's social status and how the remuneration is taxed.
We are a foreign subsidiary near Dijon: can you work in English?
Yes, in French and in English. The scope is French accounting, tax, payroll and company law; tax in your home country stays with your local adviser.
Let's meet
Whether by video (100% remote) or at the office, we are available to audit your accounting.