English-speaking accountant for Biot
SAREPTA works in English and French with craftspeople, shops, consultants and small companies in Biot. Our Valbonne office is about ten minutes away.
SAREPTA is a firm of expert-comptable (French chartered accountant) registered with the Ordre des Experts-Comptables, with an office in Valbonne, about ten minutes from Biot. For English-speaking clients in Biot it handles business set-up, bookkeeping, VAT, annual accounts and payroll, for craft workshops as well as technology companies. The first 30-minute meeting is free, by video call or at the office.
A craft village inside a technology park
Biot is a hilltop village known for its glassmaking, practised since the 1950s, and for its potters, ceramicists and jewellers. The Fernand Léger museum is here too.
Biot is also one of the five communes of Sophia Antipolis. Its Saint-Philippe business area houses service companies, engineering firms and start-ups. Many English-speaking engineers and consultants who work in the park live in the commune.
Two kinds of client, two sets of questions
For craftspeople and artists, the questions are about status and VAT: whether income falls under BIC (commercial and craft income) or BNC (non-commercial income), whether artist-author status applies, the reduced VAT rate on original works, and sales at fairs or to buyers outside France.
For companies in the business areas, they are closer to those of Sophia Antipolis: corporation tax, VAT on sales within the EU, payroll for engineers, research tax credit.
New freelancers often start as a micro-entreprise (simplified sole-trader status), where an accountant is not compulsory. One meeting at the start is usually enough to choose the right status and avoid a correction later.
How we work with you
You send documents through a client portal and deal with one advisor, in English if you prefer, who replies within 24 business hours. Meetings are held on Microsoft Teams or at the Valbonne office.
Valbonne - Sophia Antipolis office
230 Route des Dolines06560 Valbonne, France
Biot village is about 8 km from our Valbonne office, 230 Route des Dolines, around ten minutes by car. The Envibus network links Biot to Route des Dolines, and the office has parking on site.
Opening hours
Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:00. Meetings by video call or in person, by appointment.
Your questions about
an accountant in Biot
I am starting out as a craftsperson or designer in Biot. Do I need an accountant?
Not necessarily. As a micro-entreprise your accounting obligations are light and an accountant is not compulsory. A single meeting is still useful to choose between micro and régime réel, to check which category your income falls into, and to see when VAT will start to apply. The free first meeting can be used for this.
Can my company be registered at your address if I work from home in Biot?
Yes. If you would rather not use your home address, the company can have its registered office at our Valbonne office, 230 Route des Dolines, under a domiciliation contract, while you continue to work from Biot. We send the terms on request.
Do you work with technology companies based in Biot?
Yes. Biot is part of Sophia Antipolis, and companies in the Saint-Philippe area have the same needs as those in the rest of the park. We handle their accounts, VAT on sales within the EU, payroll and research tax credit claims, and we deal with founders and managers in English.
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Let's talk about your situation
A free, no-commitment 30-minute conversation - by video call or at our Antibes or Valbonne office - to see how SAREPTA can help.