The Tax Practice advises a French and international client base including publicly traded companies, multinational groups, mid-sized companies, entrepreneurs, executives, and individuals on all their tax matters, providing both advisory and litigation services.
As a member of the Transfer Pricing Associates network and drawing on a network of foreign tax correspondents, the team assists its clients with the tax aspects of their cross-border and international transactions.
Corporate Taxation and International Taxation
The team advises finance departments and executives on French and international tax issues, particularly regarding:
- review of tax results and tax returns, application of rules limiting the deductibility of financial expenses, and tax consolidation;
- definition, documentation, and securing of transfer pricing policies;
- taxation of international flows;
- tax analysis of contracts;
- tax structuring of strategic transactions: reorganizations and restructurings, cross-border transactions, and structuring of international investments;
- foreign investments in France;
- VAT and local taxes.
Transactional Tax
Working closely with the firm’s Corporate/M&A teams, the Tax team is involved in all stages of mergers, acquisitions, and investment transactions:
- tax due diligence;
- tax structuring of transactions;
- negotiation of contract documentation regarding tax matters;
- support in implementing post-closing transactions.
Taxation of Executives and Shareholders
The team advises executives and shareholders on structuring their transactions:
- investment structuring;
- implementation of management packages;
- development of tax strategies in connection with divestitures or reinvestments.
Wealth Taxation
The team assists French and international individual clients with their wealth management issues, particularly regarding:
- income tax and real estate wealth tax (tax returns, regularizations);
- taxation of investments and disposals;
- tax structuring of investments and real estate projects in France;
- gift and inheritance tax, including Dutreil pacts (tax relief on family business transfers);
- trusts;
- wealth situations with an international dimension.
Tax Audits and Litigation
The team assists and represents businesses and individuals in their dealings with the tax authorities, from the audit phase through to litigation proceedings:
- assistance with accounting audits and reviews of personal tax situations;
- defense in tax reassessment proceedings;
- assistance with appeals to higher authorities and negotiations with the tax authorities;
- tax litigation before administrative and judicial courts;
- assistance with search and seizure proceedings (dawn raids).