VAT can have far-reaching business implications. It is more than just a tax; it influences business strategies in all areas - capital expenditure and investment, sales, exports, information systems - and at all stages of a company's internal or external expansion. VAT is therefore a tax discipline in itself and requires specific legal and tax expertise. Companies are expected to act as tax collectors on behalf of the government, making it crucial to review VAT payment and deduction procedures on a regular basis. Our role is to assist and support our clients by providing reliable, high-quality advice.

Our Practice Areas 

• VAT management 
• Intra-EU trade, exports 
• Location of offices and operations 
• Property investment, development and trading transactions 
• Banking and finance transactions 
• Insurance and reinsurance transactions 
• E-commerce
• Public organisations and local authorities
• Non-profit organisations
• Special VAT regimes: agriculture, oil products, the press, literary works

Our Approach 

• Experience: our opinions are recognised and our reputation appreciated before the administrative courts; our opinions are heard by the higher authorities of the Administration both in the context of a tax audits and in negotiating settlements
• Security: we focus on prevention by systematically analysing and identifying tax risk before it occurs
• Expertise: recognised ability to take full charge for handling the VAT disputes so that the company is freed up to carry on its business
• Reliable international support: through our international network, we can cover all the VAT implications relating to the flow of goods and services managed by the business
• European vision : we were among the first firms to integrate European Union law into French tax law (case law on tolls, waste, entertainment expenses, dividends, etc.).

Our Clients

Large corporations and small and medium-sized companies in the manufacturing and service sectors, particularly in the areas of food products, banking, insurance, real estate, high technology, pharmaceuticals, distribution, oil, the press, luxury and local authorities.