Expand CPA
A French accounting firm with US CPAs that files both your French and your American returns.
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What they cover
- French taxes. The annual income return, the IFI wealth tax, foreign assets.
- US taxes. Annual IRS returns, double taxation avoided under the treaty, FBAR and the offshore forms.
- Catching up. Late returns regularized through the amicable procedures, to avoid the heavy penalties.
- Companies. Accounting, French tax, setting up a branch or a subsidiary, payroll, audit.
Why we list them
Expand CPA is a French accounting and audit firm based in Paris and holding the US CPA credential. Its bilingual team files both French and US returns for Americans in France, and covers payroll, legal, audit and company setup.
Our guides on the subject
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How to File Your First French Income Tax Return as an American ExpatFirst-time filing French income taxes as an American? Numéro fiscal, Form 2042, Form 2047, deadlines by department, and declaring US income explained. -
US Taxes When You Live in France: FBAR, FATCA, Form 2555 and the Tax Treaty ExplainedYes: the US taxes citizens on worldwide income wherever they live. Filing deadlines, FBAR over $10,000, FATCA and what the France-US treaty changes. -
IFI Explained for Americans: France's Real Estate Wealth Tax and the 5-Year Grace PeriodFrance's IFI taxes real estate wealth above 1.3 million euros. New arrivals get a 5-year exemption on foreign property. What US movers need to know. -
US Expat Back Taxes in France: The Streamlined Procedure Step by StepNever filed US taxes from France? The IRS streamlined procedure covers 3 years of returns and 6 FBARs penalty free. Who qualifies, and the clock on it.