Tax law

A Different Approach to Tax Advisory

Effectively assisting you with your tax issues by providing tailored solutions that integrate national, European, and international perspectives. This is our mission! We do not limit ourselves to being mere specialists in our field. Our team of tax experts in Paris supports you beyond your routine tax concerns. When your operations are complex and the solutions are challenging to implement, we incorporate not only the tax aspects but also your operational constraints and entrepreneurial goals into our considerations. Collaborating with our colleagues specialized in other areas of corporate law (employment law, corporate-M&A, commercial law, and real estate law) enables us to deliver comprehensive solutions.

Our Areas of Expertise

Corporate Taxation

Operational tax management
Annual tax review
Tax issues specific to corporate groups (tax consolidation)
Optimization of intra-group transactions
Assistance with innovation tax incentives: research tax credits and innovation tax credits
Non-profit organisations (associations, professional federations, foundations)

Corporate Restructuring

Support for restructuring operations (mergers, partial asset transfers, demergers, transformations, changes in tax regimes)
Management of administrative approvals and advance rulings (loss transfers, partial asset contributions, cross-border restructurings, activity changes, etc.)
Activity reorganizations (transition from distributor to commission agent, limited-risk distributor setups, function transfers, outsourcing, etc.)

Business Acquisitions

Tax due diligence
Tax structuring

International Taxation

Structuring cross-border investments (inbound and outbound)
Management of intra-group financial flows
Transfer pricing control and documentation

Real Estate Investments

Tax due diligence on acquisitions
Tax structuring
Tax aspects of financing
Taxation of real estate asset management
Real estate investments by non-residents

Value-Added Tax (VAT)

Managing complex transactions (supplies with assembly, chain transactions, subcontracting, consignment stock, triangular transactions, etc.)
VAT on real estate (purchase, management, and sale)

Tax Audits and Litigation

Assistance during tax audits
Support in the pre-litigation phase (responses to adjustment proposals, hierarchical appeals, representation before tax commissions, negotiations, etc.)
Assistance in litigation: contentious claims and representation before national and international tax courts (CJEU)
Support in specific procedures (amicable and arbitration procedures for transfer pricing, procedures before customs and tax dispute committees, etc.)
Representation before the regularization service for foreign undeclared assets (STDR)

Individual and Estate Taxation

Routine assistance with declarations: income tax (IR), wealth tax (ISF)
Assistance with personal tax audits (ESFP)
Estate planning (gifting, Dutreil pact, dismemberment, etc.)
National and international inheritance and donations

Intra-Group International Mobility

Tax aspects of international mobility (structuring remuneration, various bonuses, etc.)
Tax support for expatriates and impatriates
Tax implications of employee shareholding schemes in an international context (implementation and management of stock option plans, free shares, cross-border aspects, etc.)

Your contact person

Pascal
Ngatsing

Partner