Ruff & Associés

About Ruff & Associés

Founded in Nice in 1972, Ruff & Associés is a multidisciplinary accounting and consulting group with over 100 employees, seven partners and six offices across the Alpes-Maritimes and Var. It serves more than 2,500 companies and individuals in France and abroad and belongs to the PrimeGlobal international network. Its website, published in French, English, Italian and Russian, has a section for international companies: the firm helps foreign businesses set up a branch, liaison office or subsidiary in France, keeps them compliant with French and group obligations, and has long supported foreign investors buying villas, estates or vineyards, including non-residents managing the tax and social consequences of owning French property. For new businesses, its legal team drafts the articles of association and completes the formalities up to the Kbis extract. Day to day it provides bookkeeping, business and personal tax returns including VAT, payroll and HR, statutory audit, business valuation and due diligence.

Services

Company formation package: choice of legal form, articles of association, formalities, ACCRE file, CFE registration and Kbis extract. Set-up of branches, liaison offices and subsidiaries for foreign companies with ongoing compliance. Bookkeeping, annual accounts and management reporting. Business tax returns including VAT and corporate tax, personal income and wealth tax returns, tax audit assistance. Real estate tax support for non-resident investors. Payroll, HR and employment law. Corporate secretarial work, statutory audit, valuation and due diligence.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✓ Audit: offered
• ✕ Bank account assistance: not listed
• ✕ Residency and visas: not listed
• ✓ Corporate secretarial: offered
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed

Networks and associations

Member of PrimeGlobal (as stated by the firm).