Practice areas
Company taxation : tax planning, fiscal integration
Consumer products taxation : tax withholding, tax withholding at source
Taxation of corporate acquisitions, mergers or restructurings and negotiation of tax benefits
Real estate taxation - Individual taxation
International tax issues, in collaboration with our specialized departments : territoriality, transfer prices, profits earned in fiscally advantageous countries
Our approach
Services
Legal representation
Preparation of tax returns
Audits within the context of merger or acquisition
Counselling
Ongoing counselling in the management of company tax issues, tax planning studies
Strategic counselling to adapt at company corporate structures to overall company objectives
Defense / Tax litigation / Proceedings
Assistance during tax audits and preparation of all documents required for such audits, representing clients in proceedings
Assistance or representation during the litigation phase
Representation before the administrative court of appeals
Practice areas
Registration
Taxes on transfers for a consideration : business transfers, real estate sales or exchanges, transactions by real estate agents, etc.
Taxes on gratuitous transfers : inheritances, gifts, transfers of individually-owned companies or company stock
Registration duties concerning legal entities : transactions consummated by companies, economic interest groups and associations, transfers of equity interest, mergers, splits, partial asset contributions
Wealth tax
All matters concerning the field of application and the calculation of the tax, its limits, exempt assets and professional assets
Our approach
Advice, consultations
Assistance in completing various forms and/or declarations
Assistance to companies and individuals during inspection and/or adjustment proceedings
Assistance and representation before the advisory authorities (departmental mediation commission - advisory committee for the elimination of tax abuse)
Representation before the magistrate’s court and the court of appeals
In today’s increasingly complex legal and tax environment, in which people and assets move around the world more freely than ever before, estate planning represents a unique challenge, which has to be managed as carefully as a business.
If you have private wealth or own a family business, you’ll be faced with major decisions at various stages of your life.
At each one, you need good professional legal and tax advice to ensure that your interests are properly protected. Apart from the financial implications, these decisions also require careful consideration of your personal situation- your lifestyle, objectives and relations with other family members.
Our practice areas
Estate planning
advice on passing on family-owned businesses
advice on passing on private wealth
arranging gifts
Inheritance :
advice on inheritance arrangements
will writing
settling national and international succession disputes (joint possession agreements, settlements and partition)
inheritance tax advice
drafting declarations
assistance in tax disputes
Matrimonial and family law :
analysis and choice of marriage contract
drafting pre-nuptial agreements
managing changes of marriage contract
analysis and management of the property implications of divorce (division of assets, partition, settlements)
strategy for protecting a surviving spouse and family
Organisation and management :
advice on methods of structuring an estate, particularly through company structures
asset management advice
advice on division of property
International law, in association with our international taxation teams :
advice on estate planning and inter vivos settlements in an international environment
international tax advice and planning
structuring private investment in France for non-residents
advice on the legal and tax implications in France of foreign law trusts and foundations.