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Tax Audit

In the orchestration of laws, nuance sets the tone.

Tax audits are not merely procedural. They touch on structure, intent, and history. They require a response that is not just legal, but orchestrated — capable of aligning documentation, narratives, and substance under scrutiny.

What is tested is not only compliance, but logic. Narrative. Substance. A response cannot rely on documentation alone, it must align form and intent — legally, factually, and structurally.

The process itself is asymmetrical. Timelines accelerate. Stakes escalate. Silence can be misread, and too much detail misused. Tax audit management brings structure — through timing, articulation, and precise legal calibration.

Every inspection, from targeted review to full-scale examination, probes more than figures. It seeks coherence. When handled with foresight, a tax audit becomes less a threat than a test. One that a sound structure is meant to meet with coherence.

Illustrative Expertise

Audit Positioning

  • Preparation of robust documentation and narrative frameworks to clarify complex tax positions.
  • Structuring aligned with prior filings to anticipate audit examination

Reassessments & Responses

  • Negotiation of multi-million euro reductions in corporate and patrimonial reassessments.
  • Handling of contradictory exchanges and targeted replies to proposed reassessments.

Coordination with Tax Authorities

  • Representation during on-site investigations and full-scale accounting inspections.
  • Coordination of audits involving France and foreign jurisdictions.
100+ TAX AUDITS PER PARTNER

Steered over a hundred tax audits per partner in coordination with France's specialised brigades, notably those operating within the DVNI.

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