{"id":346,"date":"2016-08-17T16:58:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T14:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lrf.fr\/?page_id=346"},"modified":"2019-06-05T09:25:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T07:25:22","slug":"participation-a-conference-france","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lrf.fr\/en\/your-activities\/attending-exhibitions-and-conferences-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Attending exhibitions and conferences in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta name=\"description\" content=\"ATTENDING EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES IN FRANCE. YOU ARE EXHIBITOR IN A TRADE SHOW IN FRANCE\"><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\r\n            \r\n        <section class=\"gravity-section\" style=\"height:autopx;\">\r\n                                <div class=\"gravity-section-background\"  style=\"background-color: #dd9933;\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n            \r\n    <div class=\"gravity-section-content\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lrf.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Participation-a-une-conference-en-fr_Act.jpg\" alt=\"Participation a une conference en fr_Act\" width=\"1200\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lrf.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Participation-a-une-conference-en-fr_Act.jpg 1029w, https:\/\/www.lrf.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Participation-a-une-conference-en-fr_Act-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lrf.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Participation-a-une-conference-en-fr_Act-768x277.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            \r\n        <\/section><!-- .gravity-section -->\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                \r\n    \n                    <\/div>\r\n            \r\n        <section class=\"gravity-section\" style=\"padding-top:70px;padding-bottom:10px;\">\r\n                                <div class=\"gravity-section-background\" data-stellar-ratio=\"0.5\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.lrf.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/livre-lunette.png);background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n            \r\n    <div class=\"gravity-section-content\"><div class=\"container\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>yOU are exhibitor in a trade show in FRANCE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 50px;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>can you get the vat charged on expenses incurred durig the exhibition in france ?<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr class=\"\" style=\"width:5%;margin-left:0;\">\n<p><strong>Expenditures for which VAT is recoverable<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stand rental;<\/li>\n<li>Imports of goods;<\/li>\n<li>Parking, security and safety;<\/li>\n<li>Guests hosting costs (not staff costs);<\/li>\n<li>Business meal expenses for guests and staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some expenses are not eligible for the right to deduct, even if they have been incurred for business purposes :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>people transport costs, car rental;<\/li>\n<li>accommodation costs for staff and food expenses if they are not related to a business lunch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your company may:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>either claim a VAT refund \u00a0if it is not required to register for VAT in France<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"\/our-services\/vat-refund-claims\/\" class=\"btn btn-mediumgrey btn-small\">Learn more<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">or, if it is registered for VAT in France, deduct VAT on purchases and offset it against VAT collected on sales or claim VAT refund in case of VAT credit balance..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"\/our-services\/applying-for-vat-registration-in-france\/\" class=\"btn btn-mediumgrey btn-small\">Learn more<\/a>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"margin-top: 50px;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>should you charge vat on sales performed during the exhibitiON ?<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr class=\"\" style=\"width:5%;margin-left:0;\">\n<p><strong>VAT regime applicable to sales peformed during the\u00a0exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sales to individuals must be charged\u00a0with French VAT.<\/p>\n<p>Sales by exhibitors established outside France to companies registered for VAT in France must be charged without VAT, because the clients will have to reverse charge the tax due in France.<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"margin-top: 50px;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>should you register for vat ?<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><hr class=\"\" style=\"width:5%;margin-left:0;\">\n<p>Your company is required to register for VAT in France when attending exhibitions in France during which sales to individuals are performed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A tax representative must also be appointed if the exhibitor is established in a country outside the European Union to the extent that an administrative assistance agreement with France has not been signed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n                            \r\n        <\/section><!-- .gravity-section -->\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                \r\n    \n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>WHAT CAN WE<span style=\"color: #850911;\"> DO FOR YOU\u00a0?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr class=\"\" style=\"width:5%;margin-left:0;\">\n<div class=\"row  \"><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-6 col-md-6 \">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">ASSESS THE VAT OBLIGATIONS<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0resulting from the transactions you make in France.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>APPLY FOR A VAT REGISTRATION NUMBER<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in France.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/our-services\/applying-for-vat-registration-in-france\/\" class=\"btn btn-theme btn-small\">Learn more<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PROVIDE TEMPLATES<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0with a view to gathering the relevant information for the purpose of periodical VAT returns.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">REVIEW<\/span> <\/strong>the\u00a0purchase and sales\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>INVOICES<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>in support of operations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>COMMUNICATE THE <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">identified<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> ERRORS<\/span> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and advise on how to address possible issues<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">LIAISE <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">with suppliers and freight forwarders to track corrective actions<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>PREPARE \u00a0THE\u00a0VAT\u00a0RETURNS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn btn-theme btn-small\">Learn more<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-6 col-md-6 \"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FOLLOW ANY PAYMENT<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0of VAT due or receivable by you.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>PREPARE \u00a0AND SUBMIT\u00a0VAT REFUND CLAIMS<\/strong><\/span> on expenses of goods and services used for the business purpose<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/our-services\/vat-refund-claims\/\" class=\"btn btn-theme btn-small\">Learn more<\/a>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Act as 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