Tax criminal defence lawyer
Tax criminal law is played out on different ground from the audit: before the criminal judge, where what is at stake is no longer only financial but personal — imprisonment, fines, a criminal record, additional penalties. Since the 2018 reform that ended the so-called "verrou de Bercy", the tax authorities must report to the public prosecutor any case above certain thresholds: the shift from audit to prosecution is no longer the exception. The firm intervenes at every stage of the procedure.
Criminal defence of the taxpayer
- Tax fraud and aggravated tax fraud (article 1741 of the French Tax Code)
- Failure to file, concealment of sums, undeclared assets abroad
- VAT fraud and laundering of the proceeds of tax fraud
- Assistance in police custody, interviews and judicial investigation
- Criminal court hearings and guilty-plea procedure (CRPC)
Anticipating from the audit stage
- Accounting audits and personal tax situation reviews (ESFP)
- Responding to reassessment notices and hierarchical appeals
- Dawn raids and seizures (article L16 B of the French Tax Procedure Code)
- Mandatory reporting to the prosecutor (article L228 LPF): identifying the risk early
- Voluntary disclosure before proceedings are brought
Analyses from the firm
All articlesArticles are currently published in French; English versions are available on request.
- Aviseur fiscal : quand le fisc paie un informateur L'administration peut payer un informateur extérieur. Ce que l'article L. 10-0 AC autorise, ce qu'il exclut, et ce que vous pouvez exiger du dossier.
- Verrou de Bercy : quand un redressement devient pénal Au-delà de 100 000 € de droits et avec les majorations les plus lourdes, le dossier part au procureur. C'est la majoration qui décide, pas la gravité.
- Perquisition fiscale : ce qu'est vraiment une visite domiciliaire Le fisc peut-il entrer chez vous ? Conditions, déroulement et droits du contribuable pendant une visite domiciliaire, par un avocat fiscaliste.
See also
- French tax lawyer Taxation of individuals, business owners and companies: advice, securing transactions, tax audits and tax litigation.
- International tax lawyer Tax treaties, mobility and cross-border structuring, with particular strength on the France-Luxembourg axis.
- Cabinet Dechamps Cabinet Dechamps advises you on your international tax and tax criminal law matters.
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