Life and business in France.
One trusted partner.
Set up your business, settle in France or manage your French interests from abroad. One English-speaking contact to coordinate the practical steps — and the right specialists when needed.
Your plans in France. Your partner on the ground.
One English-speaking contact, with support tailored to your situation.
Foreign businesses
Set up and manage your French activity, from registration preparation to banking, accounting coordination and financial reporting.
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Moving to France
Prepare your arrival, organise everyday administrative paperwork and connect your personal and professional next steps.
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Expats & non-residents
Keep your French property, business and administrative paperwork organised while living abroad.
Explore your support →Seven services, one coordinated approach
Start with your immediate need. Your English-speaking contact helps connect the administrative, accounting and financial aspects of your situation.
Administrative assistance
Understand French correspondence, prepare supporting documents and keep track of forms, appointments and administrative requests.
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Accounting support
Organise accounting records and coordinate with an independent French chartered accountant suited to your business and language needs.
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Tax paperwork & returns
Prepare the information needed for French tax returns and coordinate questions involving foreign income, non-resident situations or rental income.
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Part-time CFO
Cash flow, budgets and management reporting, with bilingual financial coordination for your French business.
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Training · Dokanfi Academy
Practical business, finance and tax learning. Discuss your objectives, programme and teaching language with an English-speaking contact.
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Bank account assistance
Prepare application documents and coordinate administrative exchanges with a French bank, with explanations in English.
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Start a business in France
Prepare your project, organise registration documents and coordinate accounting, tax and financial questions with one English-speaking contact.
Explore this service →You speak English. We coordinate in France.
French correspondence, accounting requests and business deadlines can involve different organisations. We explain the practical steps in English, organise the information and coordinate the exchanges in French within the agreed mission.
What you can expect
- A clear list of documents and next steps.
- An agreed scope and identified responsibilities.
- Coordination with your accountant when necessary.
- Separate support for financial management and training.
A clear process, from the first conversation
The scope, documents and respective roles are discussed before you commit.
Tell us about your situation, the organisation involved and any deadlines.
We identify the documents and next steps, explain what we can coordinate and clarify when an independent professional is needed.
We help structure your file and track the agreed administrative steps and exchanges.
Starting a business in France?
From preparing your registration file to organising your first accounting and financial steps, we help coordinate your launch with clear explanations in English.
Tell us what you need to organise in France
Describe your request and any deadline. We will discuss the relevant next steps and the scope of support.
Whenever a mission involves regulated work, we call on our network of qualified, appropriately authorised partners, including French chartered accountants (experts-comptables) and lawyers. They carry out that work under their own professional engagement.
Book a consultation with one of our experts
40-minute online consultation: €90. Choose a time and review the payment details on Calendly.
Support for individuals in Paris, Marseille and across France
Moving to France or organising everyday administration? We can help with CAF paperwork, including preparing supporting documents and following up agreed requests, and with preparing an application to the CPAM for a French social security number.
We support clients in Paris and Marseille, with remote assistance available elsewhere in France and from abroad. CAF and CPAM determine eligibility, required evidence and decisions; Dokanfi helps organise the preparation and communication.