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Our expertise at your service

Faced with increasingly complex regulations, ZENITH Tax & Legal places strategy at the crossroads of the economic and legal challenges facing companies and their directors, with the aim of being a genuine business partner and providing tailor-made, pragmatic and secure solutions.

We can help you with all your business and tax issues, from advice to dealing with administrative authorities and litigation.

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Outsourced Legal
& Tax Management

YOU want to ensure proper management and control of your company?

WE provide a strategic vision tailored to your industry, fully aligned with your company’s legal, financial, and economic environment, and developed in close collaboration with CFOs, chartered accountants, and legal advisors.

Our support includes:
  • Company formation and legal structuring
  • Corporate legal follow-up and secretarial services throughout the company lifecycle
  • Drafting and negotiation of shareholders’ agreements (governance, exit mechanisms, non-compete clauses, etc.)
  • Commercial contracts: drafting and review of service agreements, general terms and conditions, distribution and licensing agreements
  • Tax planning for shareholders, executives, and employees (remuneration schemes, intragroup flows)
  • Tax compliance, covering corporate income tax, VAT and invoicing rules, tax consolidation, local and environmental taxes, and tax credits

    M&A and Corporate
    Restructuring

    YOU are planning to acquire a company or sell your business?

    WE assist you in maximising the tax efficiency of your entry or exit strategies, while factoring in the underlying financial and legal risks of the transaction.

    Our services include:
    • Legal and tax due diligence for acquisitions or disposals (identification of risk areas and their financial implications)
    • Negotiation of liability guarantees with a pragmatic, deal-oriented approach
    • Structuring and restructuring of corporate groups (merger, partial asset contribution, LBO, OBO, joint ventures, carve-outs, etc.)
    • Internal growth transactions (creation of subsidiaries and branches)
    • Taxation of management remuneration and management packages (AGA, BSA, BSPCE)
    • Support throughout the transaction and post-deal phase

      Digital, Innovation
      & Crypto-Asset Projects

      YOU are an entrepreneur or investor in the fields of crypto-assets (blockchain, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, metaverse), digital technologies, or innovation?

      WE help you navigate the increasing regulatory and tax complexity of these emerging sectors.

      Our services include:
      • Advisory for entrepreneurs on the structuring of Web 3.0 and blockchain-related projects (assessment of applicable tax regimes)
      • Taxation of intangible assets (trademarks, patents, IP box regimes, etc.)
      • Innovation and R&D tax incentives (Young Innovative Company status, Research Tax Credit, Innovation Tax Credit, etc.)
      • Assistance to investors with reporting and documentation obligations

        International Mobility
        & Cross-Border Activities

        YOU are planning to relocate abroad, expand internationally, or return to France?

        WE assist you in securing the legal and tax implications of your cross-border operations.

        Our services include:
        • Analysis of tax residency status, expatriation and impatriation regimes
        • Review of international tax treaties and cross-border flows (dividends, interest, royalties, capital gains, service fees)
        • Assessment of permanent establishment risks in France or abroad
        • Assistance with relocation projects
        • Transfer pricing
        • Regularization of undeclared foreign assets

          Real Estate &
          Wealth Planning

          YOU are looking to optimise your personal tax situation and investment strategy?

          WE provide practical, secure, and long-term wealth planning solutions tailored to your objectives.

          Our services include:
          • Real estate taxation (rental income, furnished lettings, property holding companies [SCI], local taxes, real estate wealth tax [IFI], real estate trader activities, etc.)
          • Tax optimisation schemes (real estate, art market, etc.)
          • Business transfer planning (Dutreil Pact)
          • Estate planning (gifts and inheritance strategies)

            Tax & Commercial
            Litigation

            YOU wish to assert your rights in the face of a tax reassessment or commercial dispute?

            WE defend your interests with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach—prioritising negotiation whenever possible, and litigation when necessary.

            Our services include:
            • Assistance during tax audits (responses to proposed reassessments, administrative claims and appeals)
            • Negotiation with the French tax authorities (settlements, tax rulings, advance approvals, discretionary relief)
            • Representation before administrative and judicial courts (challenges to tax reassessments, tax criminal defence)
            • Pre‑litigation support and representation in commercial disputes (breach of contract, shareholder conflicts, liability claims)
            • Coordination with litigation counsel in high-stakes or multi-jurisdictional proceedings