Our specific expertise in the area of tax is as follows:

Company taxation
- Corporate tax (territoriality, determination of the taxable profit, pass-through entities, change of activity), Group taxation (tax consolidation, optimization of the intra-group flows and of the effective tax rate).
- French specific “worldwide tax consolidation” regime (modelling, risk assessment, assistance during tax audit procedures, solution for complex transactions).
- Registration and stamp duties (transfer of on-going concern, taxation of the business property, etc.).

Tax structuring and international tax
- Tax aspects of M&A, joint-ventures, long term financing / debt pushdown transactions, wind-up. (**)
- International tax planning (restructuring, optimisation of financing and intangibles flows, tax engineering), transfer pricing (risk assessment, validation of the transfer pricing policy and of the supporting documentation, assistance during tax audit procedures, formalization of the intra-group relationship).

Tax audit & litigation
- Assistance during tax audit procedures and during specific tax audit of computerized accounting systems (defending strategy, compliance with the legal procedures, assistance during the implementation of the tax audits). (*)
- Assistance during negotiations with French tax authorities (including highly-specialized settlements) and during litigations. (*)

Taxation of property and entrepreneurs
Wealth tax,
tax planning for individuals
Selling-of strategy
Inheritance, gifts

Management packages
- VAT
- Local and property tax
Optimisation and litigation concerning business license tax, property taxes, various taxes
- Real Estate tax
Real estate companies,
Real estate profits
Various taxes