Company Expenses in France

Any employee who has expenses related to achieving a work mission in France is entitiled to full reimbursement by the employer. An employee must be able to identify the expense as work related, for example, purchasing cigarettes is not considered an expense, however, booking an overnight stay in a hotel is.

Benefits

Typical expenses reimbursed by an employer are meals, accommodation and transporttation. Reimbursed expenses are not taxable. The terms of repayment can be collectiviley agreed Managing Expenses the two methods of managing expenses in France are:

1; an advanced payment to cover anticipated outgoings,

2; full reimbursment upon presenting the relevant receipts.

For the latter method, an employee is required to show all evidence, including restaurant, accomodation and transport costs) Other expenses such as telephone bills, personal computers etc are usual reminbursed on a one to one basis.