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Corporate assets

Misuse of corporate assets: what directors in France need to know

Of course, it’s always possible to make mistakes in terms of managing assets when running a company. However, when a director intentionally harms the company, that behavior is referred to as “misuse of corporate assets”.  Here’s what you should know about it!

Insurance for French companies

What insurance is mandatory for companies in France?

When you’re creating a company in France, there are a certain number of procedures you have to respect, one of which being: getting insured. Indeed, the law itself states that certain type of insurance is mandatory for all companies, no matter their age, size or activity, while others depend on what type of company you run. What are they?

French Real Estate

The French Real Estate Contribution: How to pay as little as possible

The CFE, which stands for “Cotisation Foncière des Entreprises”, is the Real Estate Contribution. Basically, any company or individual that has a non-salaried activity has to pay this tax. As its name implies, this tax is calculated based on the value of your real estate assets.

Calculating the value of your company

How can I calculate the worth (company value) of my French company?

Chances are if you’ve got a company, you’ve already asked yourself this question, if only just by curiosity. Well, turns out, the worth of your company can determine quite a few things in France, especially when it comes to transferring your company; so it’s worth paying attention to it.

Funding your French company

Factoring in France: another way to fund your company

When running your company, the most important thing to fund is your WCR (Working Capital Requirement). Basically, this refers to all the expenses you absolutely need to pay to get your activity going (you can’t sell products if you can’t buy the materials to make them, for example).

The time to hire your employees

Permanent vs temporary contract: hiring your French employees

The DARES (direction of research, studies, and statistics) recently published a study analyzing the job market in France over the past 25 years. In particular, it analyzes how temporary contracts and permanent contracts have evolved over time.

Head offices in France

How to choose the head office address of your French company?

The head office functions both as a company’s business address and legal residence. As such, it’s incredibly important to pay attention to it: depending on the prestige of the address, it can be an effective marketing tool and can have an enormous impact on the brand of the company. So what should you do? Let’s discuss the different options available to you:

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