Tax

Our Tax team advises multinational groups on French and international tax issues. It assists clients with tax audits.

It also has extensive experience in all matters relating to transfer pricing.

Our areas of expertise

Mergers & Acquisitions

Assistance with the sale or acquisition of assets as part of the negotiations and tax structuring of the transaction.

Management Packages

Advice on setting up management packages or adapting foreign arrangements.

Assistance in selecting and implementing a transfer pricing policy, drafting transfer pricing documentation in accordance with French legislation and assistance with tax audits and litigation as well as all related issues (recourse to local competent authorities, withholding tax issues).

International mobility

Providing tax support for expatriation and relocation projects.

Tax Audits

Assistance at the various stages of the procedure (verification, response to proposed reassessments, appeals, departmental contacts, National or Departmental Commission for Direct Taxes and Taxes on Turnover).

Partner in charge

Stéphanie Nègre

Our Tax Law news

Deal | Lerins advised Xelians in the context of the acquisition of SoDoc

Lerins supported the Xelians group, the French leader in document information management, in its acquisition of a majority stake in SoDoc, a publisher specializing in Microsoft 365 environments. The Xelians group is France’s leading provider of document information management services. A major player in the outsourcing and management of physical and electronic document flows, Xelians […]

Finance Act 2025: the taxation of management packages changes

Reminder Gains on the sale of management packages are in principle taxable as capital gains on the sale of securities. However, since the Conseil d’Etat rulings of 13/07/2021, they may be reclassified as salaries and wages if they are deemed to relate to the duties of a manager or employee. What’s new? The Finance Act […]

Lerins x 2025 : Our objectives

Mathilde Croze, co-managing partner of Lerins, talks to LJA about Lerins’ goals and priorities for 2025. Teams “In 2025, the training and involvement of our associates in the firm’s development will be a priority. That’s why we’ll be stepping up our QWL and CSR initiatives, to build a sustainable future for all. As sustainability and […]

Ranking | Lerins distinguished in Transfer pricing tax - Décideurs Magazine

Lerins’ expertise in Transfer pricing tax is distinguished in the 2024 Financial and Fiscal Strategies guide of Décideurs Magazine – LEaders League. Congratulations to our partner Stéphanie Nègre and her team. Learn more on Tax expertise.

Lerins certified by EcoVadis

We are thrilled to announce that the firm has been awarded the bronze medal in its first evaluation by EcoVadis, a leading reference in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance assessment. What is EcoVadis? EcoVadis evaluates companies based on four key CSR criteria: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. This certification has become […]

Les Echos | Opinion: for tax stability

Opinion: for tax stability Stéphanie Nègre, partner, co-signs of an opinion published in Les Echos calling on members of parliament and the future government for tax stability and the preservation of tax schemes identified as virtuous for the French economic fabric. Lowering the tax rate on companies Flat tax on capital income Research tax credit […]