Property tax law
Tax transaction and negotiation with the Tax Office
Can we negotiate with the Tax Authorities? What is a tax settlement? The role of the tax lawyer in tax settlements Following a tax audit, taxpayers often wonder about the possibilities available to them regarding potential appeals and disputes related to the proposed...
Individual tax optimization
French tax legislation has established various mechanisms allowing individuals to reduce the burden of their taxation. Personal Tax Optimization: What Is It? Often mistakenly associated with tax fraud, tax optimization is not illegal. It involves using the current tax...
The tax treatment of foreign exchange gains or losses in determining capital gains on foreign securities
The Conseil d'État recently ruled on the determination of capital gains from the sale of foreign securities in a judgment dated September 13, 2021 (No. 443914). Reminder Regarding Capital Gains on the Sale of Securities The procedures for determining taxable capital...
Proposal for rectification
The adjustment proposal is the most important element of the tax procedure. Indeed, this document marks the end of the audit operations and the opening of the pre-contentious phase. We will review the key features of the adjustment proposal and the crucial points in...
Tax ruling
The tax ruling is a particularly interesting tool, but it is still not well-known among taxpayers. What is a Tax Ruling? A tax ruling is a formal position taken by the tax authorities on: The interpretation of a tax provision, Or, the interpretation of the taxpayer's...
Individual tax audit
Examination of Personal Tax Situation (ESFP) Tax inspection serves as a scarecrow for all French taxpayers. The French tax system is declarative, meaning that taxpayers declare their income themselves, and for those concerned, the amount of their real estate assets,...
Tax optimization
Tax optimization involves studying and implementing schemes, strategies, or tax structures to limit the tax burden. Tax optimization applies to both businesses and individuals. Indeed, it is possible to implement tax optimization schemes within a corporate strategy as...
Tax lawyer or accountant? Which one to choose ?
Tax Lawyer or Accountant? Which Professional Should You Choose for Tax Advice? When choosing a tax advisor, taxpayers often wonder about the right choice for the best tax advice: should they choose a tax lawyer or an accountant? An overview of the differences between...
Gift of money between non-parents: reduce taxation by 60%
The tax lawyers at EDOUARD PRUVOST are experts in the taxation of money gifts and are familiar with tax strategies to reduce gift tax by 60% applicable to money gifts. Go from 60% tax to 37.5% tax with our team of specialists in tax law. A money gift is when a person,...
Taxation of donations
In France, the taxation of gifts is subject to a particularly complex tax regime with high, even confiscatory, tax rates that can reach up to 60% of the value of the transferred assets. The tax regime applicable to a gift operation may vary depending on several...
Tax exemption
A team of tax lawyers experts in tax reduction The tax lawyers at EDOUARD PRUVOST are experts in tax reduction. The firm helps you reduce your taxes through tax reduction mechanisms. Our tax lawyers provide advice and support for all your tax reduction operations....
SCI
The Société Civile Immobilière, or SCI, is a legal form of company whose main purpose is to hold real estate assets. The Société Civile Immobilière is a powerful tool for legal and tax engineering. This form of company is favored in many real estate transactions,...