Overview of the profession in France
Brief survey of the structure and organisation of the accountancy profession in France, published by Accountancy Europe in 2020. Compares the status of different professional titles, outlining their associated professional bodies, reserved activities and authorisations, and whether they are regulated or supervised. Also lists the necessary qualifications and requirements to work in France, and gives basic statistics on the number of qualified professionals and trainees in the country.

The latest edition of the Plan Comptable Général (PCG) — a standardised chart of accounts produced by the ANC, including template accounts and notes in French — can be accessed via the ANC website.

There is no official English-language version of the latest edition, but unofficial English translations of certain sections can be found at PlanComptable.com.

IFRS compared to French GAAP: an overview (KPMG, 2019)
Publication from KPMG, comparing IFRS and French accounting rules. It presents an overview of the main IFRS accounting principles, and sets out the key points of difference between those principles and French accounting rules.

As well as providing direct access to a world-class collection of books, journals and electronic resources, the ICAEW Library can search various international databases on behalf of members, ACA students and other authorised users. Our specialist databases contain jurisdiction-specific information on accounting, tax and related topics.

• International Corporate Procedures (Lexis+)
  

  This regularly updated database includes country-by-country information on tax and accounting and features model company accounts. The model accounts are presented in the standard format for each country or territory with original language and English language versions presented together. Contact us to request documents from this database.

• Association of British Accountants in France (ABAF)
• Centre de Formation de la Profession Comptable (CFPC)
• Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes (CNCC)
• Fédération Internationale des Experts-Comptables Francophones (FIDEF)
• Institut Français des Experts-Comptables (IFEC)
• Ordre des Experts-Comptables (OEC)

For regional organisations and networks, see our list of international accountancy bodies.

• Contact Member in France

ICAEW’s network of Contact Members around the world are a point of contact for enquiries and act as ambassadors in promoting ICAEW's strategy and brand in each region.