Your French entity has French obligations.
We carry them.

Yes. AUXILIUM acts as your English-speaking chartered accountant (expert-comptable) in France. Based in Sartrouville, in the Paris area, we support subsidiaries and branches nationwide. We communicate with your finance team and prepare group reporting in English, while keeping statutory accounting documents in French. Most work is carried out remotely, with meetings by video call.

Yes. French subsidiary accounting is central to our practice. We also support French branches of foreign groups, handling local bookkeeping, tax returns and payroll, alongside reporting to the parent company. We can work in your existing accounting system or use our own software. The engagement letter sets out the services, responsibilities and deliverables agreed with your team.

Yes. We handle US GAAP to French GAAP conversion and work from IFRS or other accounting frameworks. We apply the Plan Comptable Général, document the conversion adjustments and reconcile the resulting statutory accounts to the figures reported to your group. The reconciliation provides a clear audit trail for your finance team, auditors and the French tax authorities. The corporate tax return also incorporates any adjustments required under French tax rules.

Yes. A foreign company can hire employees in France without first setting up a subsidiary or branch. We provide French payroll for foreign companies, handling employer registration, payslips, social security filings, income tax withholding and liaison with the Urssaf Foreign Companies Service (Service Firmes Étrangères). The employee's role and working arrangements also need to be assessed for any risk of a taxable presence in France. If you later establish a subsidiary or branch, we coordinate the payroll transition and related formalities.

Yes. We first assess whether your activities require a French VAT number. For companies established in the EU or in a non-EU country exempt from fiscal representation, we handle registration and periodic VAT returns. Where an accredited fiscal representative in France is required, we assist with the appointment and coordinate the registration and filings with them.

The main annual requirements generally include filing French statutory accounts with the commercial court registry after approval and submitting the corporate tax return and supporting schedules (liasse fiscale) to the French tax authorities. VAT and payroll declarations, where applicable, follow separate deadlines throughout the year. We handle annual accounts filing in France and the returns covered by our engagement, and provide your finance team with confirmation in English of each submission.

Accountant fees in France depend on the work involved. We assess your transaction volumes, payroll headcount and group reporting requirements, then propose a fixed fee for a clearly defined scope. The engagement letter (lettre de mission) sets out the services, deliverables and charges before work begins. Any additional work is agreed and priced in advance. The initial consultation and quotation are free of charge, with no obligation.

Yes. You can switch accounting firms in France without waiting for year-end, subject to your existing engagement terms and any applicable notice period. We liaise with your outgoing accountant, coordinate the transfer of the records and agree a handover date. Before the transition, we confirm which firm is responsible for each upcoming filing.