How to incorporate a company in France

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Steps for company registration in France

• Providing three company names

• Providing a set of identification documents

• Setting up a bank account for the share capital injection

• Submitting the registration documents with the French Commerce Register

Required documentation and information:

• Passport copies of the shareholders and directors

• Utility bills as proof of address

• Details on the company activities and line of business

• Information regarding the subscription of shares

Requirements For Company Formation In France

• Any person of any nationality can be shareholder in a French company

• The Board of Directors must be composed of at least two members

• The incorporation of a french company (Limited Company) requires the injection of a minimum share capital amount of EUR 1.

• A company in France must hold a local registered office

• The shareholders of a company established in France can be natural persons or legal entitie;

Company Types in France

• Private limited liability company (societe a responsabilite limitee)

• SA (societe anonime) • SAS (societe par actions simplifiees) • SCS (société en commandite simple • SEL (société d'exercice libéral) • EURL (entreprise unipersonnelle a

responsabilité limitée)

French Private limited liability company (SRL)

• At least two individuals or corporate entities

• No requirements for a minimum share capital

• The initial capital is decided in the Articles of Association

• The liability of the entity’s members is limited

Service Provided For Company Formation In France

• drafting the Articles of Association • preparing all other documents necessary for

the incorporation of the French company • offering a registered office in France for your

company • setting up a share capital bank account for

your French company

• recommending an accountant in France

France Key Facts

• The standard corporate tax in France is 33%.

• The VAT, or Value Added Tax in France has a standard rate of 19,6% .

• In France, the dividends paid by French entities to non-resident shareholders are taxed with 30.

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