Reduce your tax burden through our local tax optimisation services in France. French local taxes, including property tax, local business contribution CFE and other local levies, represent a significant cost for many businesses. This is particularly the case for companies operating multiple sites, holding substantial real estate assets or running industrial facilities. Errors in the calculation of taxable bases, surface areas, valuation coefficients, property classification or the valuation of fixed assets may result in unjustified tax charges, sometimes over several financial years. With the support of a specialist in French local taxation, such anomalies can be identified and corrected, leading to tax reliefs while simplifying administrative procedures and accelerating the reimbursement of overpaid taxes.
The optimisation of local taxes is a direct and sustainable lever for improving corporate cash flow.
Audit and Optimisation of Local Taxes in France
Audit and Optimisation of Local Taxes in France
Our local tax experts assist you in verifying the correct level of taxation applicable to your business and in identifying opportunities for tax savings in cases of over-assessment.
Our approach is based on an in-depth review of the declarative data and the taxable bases assessed by the French tax authorities, taking into account:
- the classification of properties (industrial / non-industrial),
- the applicable valuation methods (accounting-based or cadastral methods),
- the consistency between accounting, technical and tax data,
- territorial rules and applicable coefficients.
For companies operating multiple establishments, a dedicated consultant coordinates all files in order to centralise monitoring, secure procedures and avoid errors. This organisation ensures a consolidated view of tax issues and a consistent management of exchanges with the tax authorities.
Our intervention enables businesses:
- to achieve a lasting reduction in their tax burden by securing future taxable bases,
- to improve cash flow through the recovery of tax reliefs for previous years, in compliance with applicable statutory deadlines.
BTOBNICE supports your business at every stage:
- Audit of taxable bases
- Review of actual surface areas and coefficients applicable to business premises
- Analysis of the industrial classification of establishments and applicable valuation methods
- Review of the cost basis of fixed assets for industrial properties
- Filing of claims and recovery of tax reliefs for prior financial years
- Securing future tax savings and ongoing support
Our assignments are generally carried out without placing excessive demands on internal teams and, depending on the case, may be performed with no upfront fees, based on the actual savings achieved.
French Local Taxes Covered by Our Services
- Property tax on industrial buildings – TFPB (taxe foncière sur les propriétés bâties – industrial establishments)
- Property tax on commercial buildings – TFPB (taxe foncière sur les propriétés bâties – commercial premises)
- Retail space tax – TASCOM (taxe sur les surfaces commerciales)
- Local business contribution – CFE (cotisation foncière des entreprises)
- Office tax – TB (taxe sur les bureaux) and parking surface tax – TASS (taxe sur les surfaces de stationnement)
- Household waste collection tax – TEOM (taxe d’enlèvement des ordures ménagères)
- Development tax – TA (taxe d’aménagement)
- Preventive archaeology levy – RAP (redevance d’archéologie préventive)
Our Support in Local Taxation and Urban Planning
Declarative management of local and urban planning taxes in France represents a major challenge for businesses, particularly for groups operating multiple sites, large retail areas or complex real estate assets.
This process requires close attention, as well as continuous monitoring of legislative, regulatory and case law developments specific to France.
Even minor declarative errors may have a significant impact on a company’s tax burden and cash flow. In addition, administrative errors are common and often difficult to identify in tax assessments, particularly in the event of changes in surface areas, use of premises or real estate restructuring.
Our local tax advisory services aim to secure declarative obligations and sustainably reduce corporate tax liabilities, while freeing up internal resources and limiting the risk of disputes with the tax authorities.
We intervene both during audit and claim phases and in a forward-looking compliance approach, in order to embed achieved savings over the long term.
Why Entrust the Optimisation of Your Local Taxes to BTOBNICE?
- Recognised expertise in French local taxation and multi-site environments
- A technical, operational and results-driven approach
- A single point of contact coordinating all procedures
- Securing both past and future tax savings
- Direct improvement of cash flow without increasing the workload of internal teams
👉 Would you like to ensure that your local tax liabilities in France are correctly assessed?
Contact BTOBNICE for a preliminary review of your French local taxes, with no obligation: contact@btobnice.com
Can property tax relief be obtained for previous years?
Yes. Subject to certain conditions and within the applicable statutory deadlines, tax relief may be obtained for prior financial years.
Which businesses can benefit from a local tax audit?
Any business occupying professional, commercial or industrial premises, in particular multi-site groups or companies that have experienced real estate changes.
How can excessive property tax or CFE be challenged?
The challenge process involves a prior analysis of taxable bases, followed by a substantiated claim filed with the French tax authorities. BTOBNICE supports you at every stage of this process.