An independent member of Baker Tilly France Accountancy, Audit & Business Advisory services GMBA Baker Tilly Overview of how we can help you comply with legal obligations and grow your business in France
An independent member of Baker Tilly France
An independent member of Baker Tilly France
Accountancy, Audit & Business Advisory services
GMBA Baker Tilly Overview of how we can help you
comply with legal obligations and
grow your business in France
An independent member of Baker Tilly France
A few words about us
• Independent member of Baker Tilly France and
International
• Formation: 1989
• 11 partners and a staff of 95 consultants
• 3 locations in Paris and environs (Orsay)
• Revenue: About €11 million
• Client profile: SMEs in the service sector
• 8 service lines to help you grow: Accounting, Audit &
Assurance, Payroll & HR consultancy, Tax services,
Legal services, Consulting & Training, International
services, IT
• Specific sector know-how: Innovative industries,
cultural industries, not-for-profit, catering and healthcare
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An independent member of Baker Tilly France
Local expertise
Outstanding network
Baker Tilly International: The ability to overcome
cross-border complexities and deliver quality
services worldwide
• Eighth largest network in the world
• 156 members in 131 countries
• 26,000 people
• Revenue of $3.3 billion
Baker Tilly France: Combined expertise to help you
succeed in France and French-speaking Africa
• 10th largest network in France
• 120 partners and 1,200 consultants across the country
• Revenue of €110 million
• Technical boards and pooled systems
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An independent member of Baker Tilly France
Local expertise
Outstanding network
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You receive quality and so do we
Baker Tilly International • Service line and industry specialists in 150
countries
• Technical resources
• International quality assurance programme
Baker Tilly France • National working groups (tax alerts,
identify and spread best practices, etc.)
• Seamless technical support
from fellow service line and
industry specialists across the country
• National quality assurance programme
GMBA
Baker Tilly One of Baker
Tilly France’s
top-5 firm
Quality
and technical
assistance
to serve your
business
We contribute
and receive
An independent member of Baker Tilly France
Corporate Social Responsibility
• Original CSR project launched in 2008
• Strong commitments:
• With our main stakeholders (career
programme, CSR charter for suppliers, etc.)
• To protect the environment (recycling policy,
eco-friendly purchasing policy, partnership with
BLOOM)
• To favour civic initiatives (pro bono activities
with charities, artistic sponsorship, etc.)
• GMBA Baker Tilly became, in February 2012,
the first French accountancy and business
advisory firm to be certified LUCIE (ISO
26000 standard)
Awards and
certifications
• 2012: IFEC Social
HR awards – CSR
category
• 2012: CSR policy
certified LUCIE
• 2009: 91 d’Or CCIE
Essonne/MEDEF
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Ethics and responsibility at the very heart of our
management and processes
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A glance at our team
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The expertise and experience of our 11 partners serving
your business
Michel
Gire Jacques
de Nucé
Audit & Assurance
Yannick
Souchet
Pascale
Belluardo
Raymond
Dorge
Accounting
Danièle
Nizery
Alain
Cartier
Payroll & HR consultancy
Alain
Boudot
Olivier
Demoucron
Tax and legal services
Pascal
Maulard
Guillaume
Norgeot
Business planning & IT
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Overview of our service lines
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A full range of services to help you address most of
your management issues
Au
dit
& A
ssu
ran
ce
•Statutory audit (annual or limited reviews, examination of pro forma accounts, etc.)
•Internal audit (identification of risks, bespoke audit plan and aligned internal audit assurance)
•Due diligence
•Business valuation
Acco
un
tin
g
•Review of your accounting system
•Bookkeeping
•Cash flow management
•Cost centre reporting
•Financial reporting (IFRS/US GAAP standards)
•Consolidation
•Back office services (business registration, business address, etc.)
Tax s
erv
ices
•Corporate tax consulting (tax filing, tax optimisation, etc.)
•VAT consulting (tax filing and optimisation, compliance services, etc.)
•Real estate
•Exit and succession planning
•Wealth tax optimisation
•Compliance services
•Support in the event of a tax inspection
Pa
yro
ll a
nd
HR
co
ns
ult
an
cy
•Compliance services (review of your procedures, systems and contracts)
•Contract drafting
•Payroll management
•Advice on French labour law
•Advice on insurance schemes
•Retirement planning
An independent member of Baker Tilly France
Overview of our service lines
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A full range of services to help you address most of
your management issues
Le
ga
l s
erv
ice
s
• Legal secretarial work
• Contract drafting
• Legal advice (choice of business entity, advice on real estate operations, etc.)
• Tailored legal assistance
Co
nsu
ltin
g s
erv
ice
s
• General consulting programme (seamless and on-demand tax, legal and HR consulting services on specific issues)
• Organisational optimisation
• Business planning
• Finance planning
• Corporate Social Responsibility advisory services
IT
• Collaborative SaaS bookkeeping solution
• Collaborative SaaS payroll management solution
• Extranet
• Creation of elaborate dashboards
Inte
rna
tio
na
l s
erv
ice
s
• International mobility (finance planning, advice on insurance schemes, tax filing and optimisation, etc.)
• Transnational VAT issues
• Services for subsidiaries of overseas companies
An independent member of Baker Tilly France
Our international department
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A dedicated team to assist you
Alain Boudot Jacques de Nucé
Christine Raffray Frédéric Thienpont
Marie-Laure Hag Laurianne Amacin
• Managing partner
• CA and statutory auditor
• Head of International service line
• Member of Baker Tilly France
International service line
• Partner
• CA and statutory auditor
• Audit & Assurance
• Tax consultant
• Indirect & direct tax
• CA and senior tax consultant
• Mobility specialist
• HR consultant • International tax consultant
• Transfer pricing
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Case studies
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A preview of what we can do for you
Tax services Accounting services Statutory audit Company profile Global British cosmetics group
Challenge • Managing French indirect tax
for the sale of goods in France by UK entity
• Being advised on tax matters globally (in 10 countries) by a single operator
What we did After providing advice on tax compliant strategy: • VAT registration • Submission of tax returns • VAT refunds • Intrastat compliance and
processing • Communication with French
and foreign tax authorities • Liaison with nine overseas
Baker Tilly offices on tax matters
Our added value • Our expertise in managing
cross-country VAT issues • Our global presence through
Baker Tilly International
Company profile
Pioneering global Dutch medical equipment company
Challenge • Managing accounts in several
country-specific standards • Producing qualitative
financial information to tight deadlines (anticipated reporting before monthly closing)
What we did • Bookkeeping • Conversion of French
accounts to US GAAP standards
• Timely tailored financial reporting
Our added value • Our expertise in managing
international financial standards (US and UK GAAP, IFRS)
• Our International team is flexible and can meet tight deadlines
Company profile
Canadian firm, major telecoms
player
Challenge
• Controlling accounts managed in
several country-specific
standards
• Complex billing system
entailing high potential risk
What we did
• Statutory audit of accounts
processed with SAP and
converted from UK GAAP to
French standards
• Control of billing system
reliability to identify irregularities
and any adjustments needed
Our added value
• Our understanding of
international financial
standards
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Case studies
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A preview of what we can do for you
Company profile Dutch guitar retailer
Challenge • Advising on a flexible way to
enter the French market without heavy investments
What we did
• Specific business registration enabling the company to hire French sales agents through a representative sales office
• Advice on collective bargaining agreement to secure optimal insurance schemes and contractual terms
• Employment contract optimisation
Our added value • Our dedicated Payroll & HR
service line with experts in French labour law
Payroll & HR consultancy Client profile Belgian journalists working from home for a French online investigative journal
Challenge • Determining whether they
have to pay taxes on their salaries in France and, if so, how much
What we did
• Assessment of tax context
• Determination of tax residence
• Advice on tax implications
• Tax timetable and filing
• Calculation of tax equalisation
Our added value
• Our knowledge of impatriate regime in France
• Our ability to secure tax compliance in complex personal tax situations
Specific tax services: Mobility
An independent member of Baker Tilly France
In short
We are a good alternative to large integrated firms:
• Global presence and specialists worldwide through Baker Tilly
• Robust tools and procedures
together with…
• Timely tailored assistance provided by human-sized, project-oriented teams
• Affordability
We partner with CEOs and management teams on most of their
financial, legal and HR-related issues thanks to:
• Full service offering from accounting and HR management to legal advice, relying on eight dedicated service lines
• Outstanding technical support on any specific questions arising, thanks to the pooled expertise of our partners and other specialists in our national and international network
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An independent member of Baker Tilly France
Your contact
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Alain Boudot
Partner | Head of International
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GMBA Baker Tilly
53 avenue Hoche
75008 Paris (France)
+33(0)1 48 74 28 18
www.gmbabti.com/en
An independent member of Baker Tilly France
Your contact
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Jacques de Nucé
Partner | International service line
Connect on LinkedIn
GMBA Baker Tilly
53 avenue Hoche
75008 Paris (France)
+33(0)1 48 74 28 18
www.gmbabti.com/en