Why choose an accountant based in Besançon?
Grand Besançon Développement highlights the microtechnology sector: 406 companies identified, 12,000 employees and 680 researchers. This know-how serves watchmaking, biomedical, telecommunications and aerospace. The TEMIS technopole and the FEMTO-ST institute structure this ecosystem, with 1,100 qualifications awarded each year, from vocational certificates (CAP) to engineering degrees. Around these companies gravitate subcontractors, design offices, precision workshops and service providers. The owners of these businesses often manage machinery investments, research projects and contracts with demanding clients. An expert-comptable based in Besançon helps you track your fixed assets, handle VAT (TVA) and structure the financing of your projects. They also advise you on the owner's pay and on tax schemes specific to innovation.
Your Viseeon expert in Besançon knows these realities. They can meet you at the office or talk by video, as you prefer.
The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region offers a repayable advance for the creation and takeover of very small businesses. The conditions are on the page Avance remboursable TPE création-reprise.
An expert in your trade in Besançon
What does your accountant in Besançon do for you?
- Business start-up: choice of legal status, articles of association, registration, forecasts.
- Bookkeeping and annual accounts: record-keeping, review, annual accounts, tax return package.
- VAT (TVA) and tax: filings, options, optimising the owner's pay.
- Payroll and social security: payslips, DSN filings, hiring your first employee.
- Switching accountant: taking over your file from your current firm.
- Advice: dashboard, management meetings, support for your projects.
Can I be seen in person in Besançon?
Yes, by appointment, at the Besançon office. You can also talk by video or phone.
Are your fees the same in Besançon as elsewhere?
Yes, our plans and prices excl. VAT (TVA) are identical across France. Only your actual needs change the price.
Can you take over my file from another firm in Besançon?
Yes. We contact your current accountant, as professional rules require, and organise the handover of your file.
Who sets the CFE rate in Besançon?
The cotisation foncière des entreprises (CFE) rate is voted by the local authority and varies from one municipality to another. The minimum base depends on your revenue. To find the rate that applies in Besançon, use the tax authority's tool for local tax rates.
Does a business created in Besançon pay CFE in its first year?
No. A new business is exempt from CFE in the year it is created. The following year, its tax base is reduced by 50%. An initial CFE declaration must be filed before 31 December of the year of creation.
Book a meeting with an expert in Besançon
Free 20-minute first call, at the office or by video. Confirmation within 1 business hour.