Arfé Avocats assists, defends and advises company directors and private individuals prosecuted for infringements falling within criminal tax law (tax fraud, VAT fraud, laundering of tax fraud, etc.).
Recent developments show that French tax law is increasingly acquiring a criminal dimension (France Offshore, CumCum, Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Dubai Papers, etc.). When infringements of tax obligations are particularly important, taxpayers already subject to a tax audit may also be criminally prosecuted for tax fraud.
Alongside those prosecutions, the tax authorities may implement highly coercive measures such as seizure of property (Article L.16 B of the French Tax Code of Procedure). Prosecutions may also be brought directly by the public prosecutor’s office, for example for laundering of tax fraud.
Generally speaking, criminal tax law covers the following offences:
Arfé Avocats’ lawyers operate throughout France to defend individuals and companies involved in tax fraud.
Antoine Reillac knows well criminal procedure and possesses deep knowledge of taxation. He holds a Master 2 Research in Taxation and a certificate in Criminal Sciences. This dual expertise was recognised by Décideurs magazine, which ranked him among the leading lawyers in criminal tax law.
