Jacques-Henry de Bourmont represents French and international clients, companies and investment funds, in all their tax issues (tax and criminal advice and litigation, transfer pricing, management of intangible assets, asset optimization, structuring of management packages, executive compensation, real estate taxation, etc.). Admitted to the Paris and Frankfurt Bars, he has developed a recognized experience in the Franco-German sphere.
He taught real estate taxation at ESSEC and was a French Foreign Trade Advisor. He began his career at Rhône-Poulenc (now Sanofi Aventis), then joined Ernst & Young Sociétés d’Avocats where he was head of the French Desk in Frankfurt until 2005. He then became Managing Director and Head of the Tax Department of Marcus Partner and later joined LPA-CGR (Lefèvre Pelletier) where he was Head of Corporate-Tax and of the Franco-German Department.
Skills
Lawyer since : 1997
Bar. : Paris - Frankfurt
Language(s) : French - English - German
Training :
- Bar Training School of Paris (EFB), 1996
- Postgraduate Diploma (DEA) in Business Law – University of Paris X Nanterre, 1994
- Master’s Degree in Tax- University of Paris IX Dauphine, 1993
- Master’s Degree in Management & Accounting Science – University of Paris IX Dauphine, 1992
Member of :
- International Fiscal Association (IFA)
- Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux (IACF)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Association des Fonds d’Investissement en Capital (AFIC) et European Venture Capital Association (EVCA)
Publications
- Case study Investing in real estate in France and abroad – L’ Agefi actifs, 24/06/2022
- Case study: The principle of « Qui PER gagne ! » – L’Agefi Actifs, 04/01/2022
- Alignement des intérêts dans le private equity et la sécurisation de la fiscalité des management packages – Option Droit & Affaires, 05/01/2022
- Income tax and IFI: Ten tips to reduce your tax bill by 31 december (There’s still time!) – L’Opinion, 12/02/2021
- Professional secrecy: boom boom on searches and phone tapping! – L’Opinion, 09/21/2021
- Research tax credit: Germany and France neck and neck – L’Opinion, 04/29/2021
- Tax disputes cost the State 6 billion euros in 2020… and soon 20 billion? – L’opinion, 04/29/2021
- Inheritance tax: red flag for France, out of the game in Europe (except for transfers under the Dutreil pact) – L’Opinion, 04/15/2021
- Tax Alert – Local taxes of companies having industrial premises in France, 11/03/2021
- Tax Alert – 244 bis B
- Jeantet Tax Alert – Insurance and mutual health companies, march 2021
- Jeantet Law Firm: “With the Covid-19, criminal offences will be difficult to qualify”
- «Etat d’urgence sanitaire: les risques pénaux pesant sur les dirigeants d’entreprise», L’Opinion, 9 avril 2020
- «Le Coronavirus grippe l’économie: il faut des remèdes fiscaux additionnels pour soutenir la croissance», L’Opinion, 2 avril 2020
- «Abattement de 30% sur la valeur de la résidence principale: à détention (in)directe, décision intransigeante ?», L’Opinion, 6 février 2020
- «Chalutage des données sur les réseaux sociaux: le début d’une pêche miraculeuse pour mieux cibler les contrôles fiscaux ?», L’Opinion, 23 janvier 2020
- «Cadeaux d’affaires et présents d’usage: le fisc sans pitié avec le Père Noël !», L’Opinion, 28 novembre 2019
- «La donation temporaire d’usufruit: en matière d’IFI et d’IR, donner, c’est recevoir !», 21 novembre 2019
- «Les SCPI se réinventent et cassent la baraque !» , L’Opinion, 14 novembre 2019
- «Taxe d’habitation, taxe foncière: comment lire mon avis d’imposition, comment réclamer en cas d’erreur ?», L’Opinion, 8 novembre 2019
- «La fiscalité de la résidence principale, paradis des douceurs fiscales, sous haute surveillance du fisc !», L’Opinion, 7 novembre 2019
- «Domiciliation fiscale des dirigeants des grandes entreprises françaises: un coup d’épée dans l’eau ?», L’Opinion, 24 octobre 2019
- «Le droit pénal fiscal: un univers en pleine expansion après le big bang de 2019», L’Opinion, 17 octobre 2019
- «Vive le caractère intercalaire des opérations d’échange de titres !», Option Droit & Affaires, 31 octobre 2019
- «Fraude fiscale: le Conseil constitutionnel valide l’abolition du verrou de Bercy pour les infractions les plus graves», L’Opinion, 27 septembre 2019
- «Epargne retraite: une réforme à suivre !», L’Opinion, 19 septembre 2019
- «Des outils fiscaux incitatifs au soutien de la préservation du patrimoine», L’Opinion, 11 juillet 2019
- «ISF, IFI et holding animatrice: la fin d’un cauchemar», L’Opinion, 5 juillet 2019
- «Fiscalité des dirigeants: les juges au secours des management package», L’Opinion, 28 juin 2019
- «Taxe Gafa: l’économie digitale donne du fer à retordre à l’administration fiscale», L’Opinion, 23 mai 2019
- Déclaration de revenus 2019: les 5 pièges à éviter, L’Opinion, 23 mai 2019
- «Impôt sur le revenu et IFI: les 15 pièges à éviter pour la déclaration 2019», L’Opinion, 16 mai 2019
- «Comment déclarer les revenus fonciers d’une SCPI détenant des immeubles en Allemagne», L’Opinion, 14 mai 2019
- «Fiscalité des successions: les solutions pour sortir de l’enfer», L’Opinion, 11 avril 2019
- «Pourquoi la taxe Gafa pourrait nous coûter très très cher», L’Opinion, 4 avril 2019
- «La surtaxation de l’immobilier français n’est pas un mythe mais un vrai cauchemar», L’Opinion, 28 mars 2019
- «Droit à l’erreur sur les pénalités: à quand sa généralisation en matière fiscale ?», L’Opinion, 28 mars 2019
- «Comparaison fiscale franco-allemande en matière d’impôt sur les sociétés : les similarités et les différences», Option Droit & Affaires, 11 mars 2019
- Advisor of Foreign States for their investments in France
- Advisor of foreign pension funds on their real estate investments in France
- Tax and criminal litigation relating to transactions involving tax-privileged States
- Advisor for the setting-up endowment funds
- Advisor in Asset Management
Best Lawyers in France : Rankings 2023
The firm is pleased to have 20 of its lawyers ranked, including 1 new entry in the following categories : Jean-François Adelle Banking and Finance Law Bertrand Biette Insolvency and Reorganization Law Jacques-Henry de Bourmont Tax Law Thierry Brun Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yvon Dréano Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Karl Hepp […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | TAX | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW | IP, TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
Case study Investing in real estate in France and abroad – L’ Agefi actifs, 24/06/2022
Our partner Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, who specializes in tax law, uses different cases to decipher good practices in real estate investment. Good strategies have a limited life span.
Paris | REAL ESTATE TAXATION
Webinar – What urgent tax steps to take to optimize your cash flow? – 03/30/2020
Paris | TAX
ITW Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, Tax fraud: McDonald’s pays 1.25 billion euros to avoid prosecution in France – Europe1, 16/06/2022
Our tax law partner Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, talks to Europe 1’s morning show about McDonald’s decision to agree to pay 1.25 billion euros to avoid criminal prosecution for tax fraud in France
Paris | CRIMINAL TAXATION
Case study: The principle of « Qui PER gagne ! » – L’Agefi Actifs, 04/01/2022
Presentation by our partner Jacques-Henry de Bourmont of the retirement savings plan as a true estate optimization tool.
Paris | TAX
Self-employed: the new rules for the separation of assets – les Echos, 03/09/2022
In May, the single status of sole proprietorship, which separates personal and professional assets, will come into force. This will provide better protection for private assets in the event of bankruptcy. However, the law provides for two exceptions. Jacques-Henry de Bourmont & Laetitia Ternisien, partners, explain.
Paris | ASSET TAXATION
Alignement des intérêts dans le private equity et la sécurisation de la fiscalité des management packages – Option Droit & Affaires, 05/01/2022
Jacques-Henry de Bourmont participated in the round table organized by Option Droit & Affaires entitled Alignment of interests in private equity and securing the taxation of management packages. Six experts take stock of the social and fiscal case law relating to management packages and the uncertainties arising therefrom and analyze the risks associated with existing […]
Paris | PRIVATE EQUITY | TAX | MANAGEMENT
Income tax and IFI: Ten tips to reduce your tax bill by 31 december (There’s still time!) – L’Opinion, 12/02/2021
Paris | ASSET TAXATION
Le PER, indispensable dans l’optimisation des rémunérations – Option finance, 30/11/2021
When it comes to the taxation of remuneration, the legal risks are there, explains Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, a partner at Jeantet, a law firm specializing in corporate and asset taxation in this article by Ingrid Labuzan.
Paris | ASSET TAXATION
Professional secrecy: boom boom on searches and phone tapping! – L’Opinion, 09/21/2021
« Current legal systems have become so complex that the legal fiction of “no one is supposed to ignore the law” has become unrealistic » Is this a coincidence or the beginning of a fight that has been announced for many years? An amendment was recently voted unanimously by the deputies in the bill for […]
Paris | CRIMINAL BUSINESS LAW
Tax authorities opposed to strengthening lawyer confidentiality – Le Figaro, 14/09/2021
In the event of a search, correspondence with a client can no longer be seized. Some lawyers do not skimp on precautions when dealing with high-stakes tax cases. “The discussion a client has with a lawyer is a discussion with his legal conscience. This discussion is supposed to have never existed,” explains Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, […]
Paris | TAX | CRIMINAL BUSINESS LAW
The national impact of the global fiscal big bang – Challenges, 05/08/2021
The US plan for a 21% minimum corporate tax has reignited OECD negotiations on profit sharing by multinationals. Employers’ organisations are worried. Wrongly so.
Paris | TAX