English-speaking accountant in Sophia Antipolis
Our Valbonne office is inside the technology park, at 230 Route des Dolines. We work in English and French with founders, IT consultants and the French subsidiaries of foreign groups.
SAREPTA is a firm of expert-comptable (French chartered accountant) registered with the Ordre des Experts-Comptables, with an office at 230 Route des Dolines in Valbonne, within Sophia Antipolis. It keeps the accounts, files tax returns, runs payroll and sets up companies for start-ups, freelancers and foreign-owned companies in the technology park, and works with them in English. The first 30-minute meeting is free, on site or by video call.
A technology park where English is a working language
Sophia Antipolis was launched in 1969 and covers 2,400 hectares across five communes: Antibes, Biot, Mougins, Valbonne and Vallauris. According to the Sophia Antipolis agglomeration authority (CASA), it has 2,500 companies and 38,000 employees, with 64 nationalities represented and about 200 foreign-owned companies.
Behind the large employers, most companies here are small: independent consultants, early-stage start-ups and the French entities of foreign groups. Many founders and managers have moved to France for the job and deal with French accounting and tax for the first time.
Typical situations we handle
The accounts of these companies look simple on paper and are easy to get wrong in the detail. These are the most common cases.
- IT consultant or freelancer: choice between micro-entreprise (simplified sole-trader status), EURL and SASU (single-owner companies), VAT on invoices to clients in other EU countries, salary versus dividends
- Start-up with research spending: Crédit Impôt Recherche (CIR, the research tax credit) and Jeune Entreprise Innovante status (JEI, relief on employer contributions for young innovative companies)
- French subsidiary of a foreign group: accounts kept under French rules, with figures and explanations provided in English for the parent company
- Employee leaving a large company to start a business: legal form, first invoices and registrations prepared before the resignation, not after
How we work with you
One advisor follows your file and replies within 24 business hours. The workflow is fully paperless: you upload documents to a client portal, and the accounts are kept in Odoo or Tiime.
French law requires the accounts themselves to be kept in French. Our meetings, emails and explanations are in English when you prefer.
Valbonne - Sophia Antipolis office
230 Route des Dolines06560 Valbonne, France
The office is in the Centrium building, 230 Route des Dolines, 06560 Valbonne, with step-free access. From the A8 motorway take exit 44 (Antibes / Sophia Antipolis) and follow Sophia Antipolis, then Route des Dolines; there is parking on site with charging points for electric vehicles. Envibus buses link Route des Dolines to Antibes, Biot and Valbonne.
Opening hours
Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:00. Meetings by video call or in person, by appointment.
Your questions about
an accountant in Sophia Antipolis
Do you have an office in Sophia Antipolis itself?
Yes. The office is in the Centrium building at 230 Route des Dolines, in the Valbonne part of the technology park. We receive clients by appointment, Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, with parking on site. Meetings by Microsoft Teams are also possible.
Our parent company is abroad. Can the French accounts be explained in English?
Yes. The statutory accounts of the French company are kept in French and under French accounting rules, which is a legal requirement. We discuss them with you in English and provide the figures your group needs in English. SAREPTA does not carry out statutory audit, which is a separate profession in France.
Can you help a start-up in Sophia Antipolis claim the research tax credit?
Yes. The Crédit Impôt Recherche covers part of eligible research and development spending, such as research staff and approved subcontracting. We identify the eligible expenses, build the supporting file during the year and prepare the claim. We also check whether the company qualifies for Jeune Entreprise Innovante status.
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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.