Vincent Lazimi specializes in tax law. For 20 years, including 6 years in London, he has been advising companies and individuals, often in an international context, and assisting them in the event of tax audits.
Vincent assists UK and US private equity firms with their internal organization (setting up in France, remuneration policy for partners, taxation of carried interest, etc.) and also, in order to structure their acquisitions (LBO, OBO, MBO, etc.).
Vincent also assists a significant number of international private clients, family offices, entrepreneurs and investors with regards to wealth and estate planning and has a strong focus on French/UK and French/US cross-border tax issues.
Vincent advises companies, mainly in the new technologies sector, with regard to their day-to-day operations (management fee agreements, tax consolidation, VAT, etc.) and exceptional operations (taxation of reorganizations, acquisitions, transfer of losses, etc.).
He has also developed a strong expertise in tax audit assistance for both companies and individuals.
Vincent is both qualified as Avocat and a Solicitor of England and Wales. He is the author of a reference book on international taxation of individuals and holds a PhD in international tax law.
Background
Lawyer since : 2005
Bar. : Paris - Solicitor
Language(s) : French - English
Training :
►CAPA, 2005
►Doctoral degree in tax law – Paris Dauphine University, 2004
►D.E.S.S. in tax law – Paris Dauphine University (Paris IX), 2000
►Master’s degree in business and tax law – Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, 1999
Member of :
►Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux (IACF)
Publications
- Départ vers le Royaume-Uni : tour d’horizon du nouveau régime de faveur « FIG », Option Finance, 04/12/2025
- Difficultés pratiques liées au traitement fiscal français des limited liability companies américaines, Option Finance, 11/06/2025
- Corporate Tax 2025 – France, Chambers 18/03/2025
- Le « Protector » est-il visé par les obligations déclaratives françaises en matière de trust ? Option Finance, 28/10/2024
- Wealthy French make post-election contingency plans – Quotes by Vincent Lazimi – Financial Times, 28/06/2024
Départ vers le Royaume-Uni : tour d’horizon du nouveau régime de faveur « FIG », Option Finance, 04/12/2025
Following the abolition of the remittance basis tax regime introduced into British law 200 years ago, the British government has introduced a new tax system, effective April 6, 2025, to attract foreign wealth and investors to the United Kingdom and attempt to stem the exodus to countries with more favorable tax regimes. By Vincent Lazimi. […]
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Difficultés pratiques liées au traitement fiscal français des limited liability companies américaines, Option Finance, 11/06/2025
The tax treatment of US limited liability companies (LLCs) is a complex issue and has been the subject of conflicting court rulings in recent years. By Vincent Lazimi. Read the article here
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Corporate Tax 2025 – France, Chambers 18/03/2025
Publications of Vincent Lazimi, Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, partners and François Xavier Simeoni, counsel Lire l’article: ici
Paris | TAX
Le « Protector » est-il visé par les obligations déclaratives françaises en matière de trust ? Option Finance, 28/10/2024
Since 2011, trusts with links to France have been subject to specific reporting requirements. Although the tax authorities have clarified the scope of these reporting requirements, some areas of uncertainty remain, particularly with regard to the treatment of Protectors who are French tax residents. By Vincent Lazimi. Read the article here
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Wealthy French make post-election contingency plans – Quotes by Vincent Lazimi – Financial Times, 28/06/2024
«People are worried about a wealth tax, the end of the flat tax and potential higher taxation on salaries, as well as an overall atmosphere that is not pro-business. » To read the full article, click on the link below.
Paris | TAX