English-speaking accountant for Nice
SAREPTA works with business owners, freelancers and property owners in Nice, in English and French. The work is done online, and our Antibes and Valbonne offices are about 30 minutes by car from the city centre, outside peak traffic.
SAREPTA is a firm of expert-comptable (French chartered accountant) registered with the Ordre des Experts-Comptables, with offices in Antibes and Valbonne, about 30 minutes by car from central Nice. It handles bookkeeping, tax returns, payroll and company formation for clients in Nice and works with them in English through a paperless client portal. The first 30-minute meeting is free, by Microsoft Teams or at one of the offices.
Nice: a large city with an international airport
Nice is the fifth largest city in France and the main city of the Côte d'Azur. Its economy is broad: tourism, retail, healthcare, property, and a growing technology district in the Eco-Vallée and Nice Méridia.
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport handled 15.23 million passengers in 2025. That level of air access is one reason so many people run a business here while keeping clients, a home or an employer in another country.
Common situations in Nice
Needs in Nice range from a single furnished flat to a company with staff. The most common cases are these.
- Furnished tourist lets in the centre and near the Promenade: choice of tax regime, accounts and returns under LMNP status (non-professional furnished letting)
- Restaurants and shops in the Vieux-Nice, Libération and the Carré d'Or: VAT, tourist tax where it applies, seasonal payroll
- Self-employed health and other professionals: accounts, the 2035 tax return and URSSAF (the social contributions collection body)
- Start-ups and small companies in the Eco-Vallée: company formation, payroll and research tax credit
Working with an accountant who is not in Nice
We do not have an office in Nice. In practice this changes little: documents are uploaded to a client portal, the books are kept in Odoo or Tiime, and meetings are held on Microsoft Teams. You keep one advisor, who replies within 24 business hours.
When a meeting in person is useful, you can come to the Antibes or Valbonne office by appointment.
Antibes office
521 Chemin du Puy06600 Antibes, France
Central Nice is about 25 km from our Antibes office, 521 Chemin du Puy, reached by the A8 motorway (exit 44). Allow about 30 minutes by car to either the Antibes or the Valbonne office outside peak traffic, and longer at rush hour. Meetings are by appointment.
Opening hours
Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 18:00. Meetings by video call or in person, by appointment.
Your questions about
an accountant in Nice
Do you have an office in Nice?
No. Our offices are in Antibes and Valbonne, both about 30 minutes from central Nice by car outside peak traffic. From Nice you can work with us online and come to the office only when a meeting in person is useful.
I own a flat in Nice that I let to tourists. What do I have to declare in France?
Income from a furnished let is taxed in France as business income (BIC), even if you live abroad. You can be taxed under the micro-BIC regime, with a flat-rate allowance, or under the régime réel, where actual expenses and depreciation are deducted. We compare both on your figures and prepare the accounts and returns. Local rules in Nice on registration and tourist tax also need to be checked for your property.
How do I check that an accountant in France is properly qualified?
In France the title expert-comptable is protected, and every firm must be registered with the Ordre des Experts-Comptables. The Ordre publishes an online directory where you can look up any firm. SAREPTA is registered with the regional council for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, under SIREN 914 394 903.
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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.