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In France, the expert-comptable profession is regulated by the Ordre des Experts-Comptables; only accounting professionals enrolled on the Tableau (the official register of the Ordre) may provide accounting and related tax-compliance services to third parties for a fee. Consumers can verify enrollment directly through the Ordre's public directory.

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Recognized bodies

Membership organizations and regulators that set standards or license practitioners in France. Always confirm current standing through each body’s official directory.

Conseil National de l'Ordre des Experts-ComptablesCNOEC

Regulator
Expert-comptable

The Ordre des Experts-Comptables is the statutory professional order that governs chartered accountants in France, established under the Ordonnance of 19 September 1945. Only accounting professionals inscribed on the Tableau of a regional chapter of the Ordre may lawfully provide accounting and tax-compliance services to third parties for remuneration.

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Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux ComptesCNCC

Regulator
Commissaire aux comptes

The CNCC is the statutory professional body that regulates statutory auditors in France. Commissaires aux comptes are enrolled on a national list maintained by the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes (H3C) and are authorized to certify the annual accounts of entities required by law to undergo statutory audit.

Official site

Conseil National des BarreauxCNB

Regulator
Avocat fiscaliste

The Conseil National des Barreaux is the representative body of the French bar and oversees the ethical and professional standards of all avocats, including avocats fiscalistes who specialize in tax matters. Tax lawyers in France operate under bar regulation and are admitted by regional bar associations rather than the Ordre des Experts-Comptables.

Official site

National tax authority

Direction générale des Finances publiques (DGFiP)

The government body responsible for tax collection and administration in France. Confirm filing requirements, deadlines, and any practitioner register through its official channels.

Official tax authority site
Verify a licensed tax professional in France

Verify a licensed pro in 3 steps

Before you hand over documents, confirm the preparer’s credentials against the official source.

  1. Step 1: Search the Ordre des Experts-Comptables public directory (annuaire) at experts-comptables.fr to confirm that the accounting professional is currently enrolled on the Tableau of their regional chapter and is authorized to practice.

  2. Step 2: Ask the professional for their chapter inscription number and the region of the Ordre in which they are enrolled; a legitimate expert-comptable can provide this information immediately and it can be cross-checked against the Ordre's annuaire.

  3. Step 3: For practitioners who describe themselves as avocats fiscalistes, verify their current bar admission via the Conseil National des Barreaux at cnb.avocat.fr or through the relevant regional bar association, which publishes its own membership directory.

Credentials explained

expert-comptableExpert-comptable (Chartered Accountant)
A regulated professional qualification in France awarded after a multi-stage examination and a supervised practical training period; holders must be inscribed on the Tableau of the Ordre des Experts-Comptables to provide accounting and tax-compliance services to third parties for a fee.
commissaire-aux-comptesCommissaire aux comptes (Statutory Auditor)
A regulated auditing credential in France; holders are enrolled on the national list overseen by the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes and are authorized to perform statutory audits of entities legally required to have their accounts certified.

Listed professionals in France

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NewsroomFiling income tax in France: the basicsFrance uses prélèvement à la source for ongoing withholding, but an annual déclaration des revenus is still required each spring via impots.gouv.fr.Read guide

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