James Howes & Co

About James Howes & Co

British nationals trained as accountants in France make up the team of James Howes & Co, a Paris practice in the 17th arrondissement founded by an English chartered accountant and tax adviser who is also a French expert-comptable and has practised in France since 1983. The firm works for business owners and advisers of British and other overseas companies that need an English-speaking interlocutor for their French affairs, and for private clients planning to become French residents or holding French assets from abroad. On the business side it sets up bookkeeping for newly established companies, prepares annual accounts, VAT returns and payroll for French subsidiaries of overseas firms, and handles corporation tax compliance. On the private side it files French income tax, wealth tax and succession returns for non-residents and newcomers, deals with French reporting for common law trusts, and liaises with notaries on cross-border wills and property ownership structures.

Services

Bookkeeping set-up and accounting software advice for new companies. Annual accounts in the compulsory French chart of accounts for companies and branches of foreign firms. VAT, corporation tax and other periodic returns. Payroll under French collective agreements. Intermediary role with existing French accounting firms. Personal tax returns for non-residents and wealthy residents, trust reporting, estate planning calculations and property holding company (SCI) accounts.

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