Tax Preparation & Filing in France
We take your tax from a deadline you dread to a process that's simply handled. Delivered to Plan Comptable Général (PCG) for French businesses, priced in EUR.
For a 31 December year end the liasse fiscale is due the second business day after 1 May, and it is less a return than a full statutory package — balance sheet, income statement and prescribed annexes, all in PCG format. We prepare the liasse and the supporting FEC, reconcile the IS instalments already paid, and work with your expert-comptable on filing.
Our Compliance Team prepares and supports filing of corporate and founder returns across all ten jurisdictions — 1120/1120S/1065 and 1040 (US), Corporation Tax and Self Assessment (UK), company tax returns (AU), T2 (Canada), and local-GAAP statements across the EU.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liasse fiscale (annual accounts and tax package) | Annual | Second business day after 1 May for companies with a 31 December year end | DGFiP |
| Impôt sur les sociétés instalments | Quarterly | 15 March, 15 June, 15 September, 15 December | DGFiP |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with DGFiP. This is general information, not tax advice.
Tax Preparation deliverables
- Corporate return preparation (1120 / CT600 / T2 / etc.)
- Founder & director personal returns
- Local-GAAP annual financial statements
- Workpaper preparation & schedules
- Coordination with your filing agent or CPA
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France requires a certified, tamper-evident accounting system, and e-invoicing reform is progressively making structured invoice exchange mandatory — so the software choice is a compliance decision, not just preference.
A worked example, in your currency.
A Paris digital agency, 800 transactions a month, monthly TVA, 12 staff.
- In-house comptable (fully loaded, per month)
- 4 600 €
- Salt bookkeeping + TVA compliance
- 1 600 €
- Monthly saving
- 3 000 €
Figures in EUR. French employer social charges are a large share of fully loaded cost, which widens the gap against an outsourced team.
The framework your France accounts are held to.
We prepare to Plan Comptable Général (French GAAP). These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
Tax Preparation in France
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Tax Preparation & Filing for France, simply handled.
Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.