Chartered Accountant in Paris 8 | Expert-Comptable for SMEs & Startups

Chartered Accountant in Paris 8 — Hayot Expertise#

Looking for a chartered accountant in Paris 8 who keeps your business compliant and responds within the day? Hayot Expertise, located at 58 rue de Monceau (75008 Paris), has spent over 10 years supporting SMEs, startups, regulated professionals and property investors across the 8th arrondissement and the wider Île-de-France region. Our approach rests on three pillars: deep tax expertise, best-in-class digital tools (Pennylane, Silae, Dext) and a genuinely personal relationship. Whether you are setting up a company, scaling fast or preparing a business transfer, we are the accounting and tax partner that stays with you every step.

France's regulatory environment is tightening. The e-invoicing reform (mandatory reception for all VAT-registered companies from September 2026), the updated 2026 Finance Act rules on expense deductibility, and the DGFiP's increasingly automated tax audits mean businesses need rigorous, real-time accounting more than ever. A chartered accountant in France is not just a year-end balance-sheet producer — they are a strategic partner who monitors your compliance, optimises your tax position and anticipates regulatory changes.

In Paris 8, the economic landscape is particularly demanding: VC-backed startups, law firms, medical professionals, luxury retailers, SCI family holding companies. Each profile requires a specific accounting approach. That is our added value — deep sector expertise built over more than a decade.

In practice, a significant share of the reassessments that SMEs face stem from unintentional irregularities, almost always caused by accounting that is incomplete or kept too late to catch problems before they crystallise. This is exactly where our firm steps in: by closing the books monthly rather than once a year, we surface anomalies while they can still be corrected, not after the DGFiP (French tax authority) has flagged them.

Many clients first come to us to choose their structure. Here is a quick guide; the full detail is on our company formation page.

Bookkeeping and accounts review#

With our native Pennylane integration, 80% of bookkeeping entries are automated through bank imports and intelligent receipt recognition (OCR via Dext). Our services include:

• Automated transaction entry and matching: daily bank reconciliations, duplicate detection
• Monthly accounts review: balance verification, third-party account reconciliation
• Annual accounts preparation: balance sheet, income statement, legal notes
• French tax returns: 2065 (corporate tax), 2031 (BIC), 2035 (BNC), 2072 (SCI property holding)
• Management report: full drafting or assistance for companies subject to the legal requirement

Each annual close is followed by a strategic meeting to examine optimisation options before filing.

Depending on your needs, this can take the form of bookkeeping and accounts review, outsourced administrative management or English-speaking bookkeeping in Paris.

Tax and social declarations#

French tax complexity is a real challenge. Our team handles all your filing obligations:

• VAT: monthly (CA3) or quarterly filings, rate verification, recovery of VAT on capital assets, intra-community transactions

• Corporate tax: instalment calculations, profit optimisation (provisions, accelerated depreciation)

• CET (CFE + CVAE): calculation, small-business optimisation

• Monthly DSN: automatic transmission to URSSAF and social protection bodies via Silae

• IFU: declaration of investment income (dividends, current-account interest)

• Withholding tax on distributions to non-resident shareholders, including the related corporate-tax retention and treaty-rate analysis

Management consulting and dashboards#

Beyond compliance, we help you run your business:

• Monthly dashboards: revenue, gross margin, EBITDA, working capital, cash — available in real time on Pennylane
• 12-month rolling cash forecast with automatic alerts on significant deviations
• Profitability analysis by client, service line, site or team
• Banking support: financing file preparation, credit negotiation support

Payroll management#

We handle your entire payroll cycle via Silae, the leading DSN-certified payroll platform:

• Monthly payslips (permanent, fixed-term, apprenticeship contracts)
• Hiring and departure management (DPAE, final settlement, employment certificates)
• Social charges calculation and filing
• Salary optimisation advice: employee savings plans (PEE, PERCO), profit-sharing

• SMEs and mid-size companies (1–200 employees): full accounting management, tax optimisation, monthly reporting
• Startups and scale-ups: SAS/SASU, fundraising support, R&D tax credits (CIR/CII), investor reporting — see our startups sector page
• Regulated professionals: doctors, lawyers, architects, consultants (BNC 2035 tax regime) — see our professionals page
• Property investors: SCI, LMNP, property holding companies — see our property sector page
• Business creators: legal structure selection, articles of association, registration — business creation service
• Family groups and holdings: parent-subsidiary regime, tax consolidation — holding tax page

Step 1 — Free discovery call (45 min)#

We start with a no-obligation conversation to understand your activity, your current tax position and your 1–5-year goals. You receive a detailed engagement letter with transparent pricing.

Step 2 — Digital onboarding (week 1)#

We connect Pennylane to your business bank account, invoicing software (Pennylane, Sellsy, Stripe, Qonto) and set up Dext for automatic receipt capture. Result: 80% of data entry is automated from day one.

Step 3 — Monthly proactive monitoring#

Every month, a concise dashboard is available in your Pennylane workspace. Your dedicated accountant contacts you if an anomaly, tax risk or optimisation opportunity is detected. All queries answered within one business day.

Step 4 — Quarterly review#

Every quarter we check progress against budget, assess corrective actions and adjust tax instalments if needed. The meeting takes 30–45 minutes by video call.

Step 5 — Year-end close and tax optimisation#

At year-end we run the full strategic review: taxable profit optimisation, director remuneration structure (salary vs dividends), restructuring opportunities. We file accounts on time, every time.

1. Confusing cash accounting with accrual accounting: a positive accounting result does not mean positive cash flow. Without monthly dashboards, you are flying blind.

2. Missing VAT recovery on capital assets: recovering VAT on a company vehicle, equipment or premises can mean thousands of euros back.

3. Miscalculating current-account interest: undeclared interest on associates' current accounts triggers tax reassessments.

4. Not preparing for e-invoicing: from September 2026, all VAT-registered companies must receive structured-format invoices. Read our complete guide.

5. Forgetting the related-party transfer return (form 2257): where agreements exist between connected companies, this disclosure is frequently overlooked and exposes the group to penalties. We track intra-group flows and file the form whenever it is required.

See our full pricing page or request a personalised quote.

• Monceau location: heart of the 8th arrondissement, 5 minutes from Villiers metro (lines 2 and 3)
• 10+ years of experience with a diverse client base — startups, SMEs, professionals, property investors
• 100% digital: certified Pennylane, Silae and Dext partner — no paper documents required
• Dedicated contact: you always work with the same chartered accountant, not a call centre
• Guaranteed responsiveness: contractual commitment to reply within one business day
• Proactive approach: we alert you to risks and opportunities, not just request documents

The firm is led by Samuel Hayot, Chartered Accountant and Statutory Auditor, registered with the Ordre des experts-comptables of Île-de-France and the Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes (CNCC). This dual registration lets us cover both bookkeeping, tax advice and payroll and certification engagements, with separate professionals to preserve independence.

See how we help clients move their accounting onto Pennylane or navigate the key measures of the 2026 Finance Act for SMEs.