Benford Lemaître

About Benford Lemaître

Based in central Paris, Benford Lemaître is a firm of British chartered accountants and French experts-comptables working for clients with interests in France, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. It helps people who wish to live, work or invest in France and advises on UK and French taxation, preparing tax returns in both countries and accounts in English or French. The partners have worked together for more than 25 years and previously led the Paris office of a London accountancy firm. Clients include families with estates mainly in the UK, US and UK residents subject to French tax, performing artists, models and sportspeople with French activities, and UK, US and other English-speaking companies running a business in France. Services for companies cover French bookkeeping, tax compliance, payroll and reporting, while individuals receive help with tax residence planning, trusts, property structuring and tax audits. The firm is registered with the Paris Ordre des Experts-Comptables and with the ICAEW.

Services

For individuals: planning for French tax residence, French and UK personal tax returns, compliance for performers and sportspeople, trust compliance, succession and gifts, property ownership structuring, family office work and assistance in tax audits. For companies: accounting and tax compliance for French businesses and SCIs, management reporting, start-up matters, investment structuring, international tax planning, and payroll and social security compliance.

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

Licences and registrations

• Ordre des Experts-Comptables de Paris Ile-de-France registration
• ICAEW registration

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