All about us

We provide support and personalised services to foreign companies and foreign residents established in France.

Who are we?

Expand CPA is a French and American accounting and auditing firm that assists French and American companies and individuals with accounting, tax, administrative, payroll and HR matters.

The firm’s primary goal has been to rethink the profession by offering innovative and fully digitalised working methods that enable us to act as a useful advisor and true partner to our clients.

Our team

With an experienced, dynamic and motivated team, our firm also draws on the wealth of experience of each partner to offer a comprehensive range of high-quality services and tools tailored to all types of companies.

Today, thanks to its dual location in Paris and Tel Aviv, Expand CPA has the resources to serve an international clientele and find solutions to every need.

Leadership

Samuel Attali
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Samuel Attali
Managing Partner
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Benjamin Pik
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Benjamin Pik
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Samuel Sarfati
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Samuel Sarfati
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Brian Sberro
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Brian Sberro
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Samuel Attali

Samuel Attali

Managing Partner — Chartered Accountant & Statutory Auditor
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Background

Over the years, Samuel Attali has supported numerous foreign groups in their establishment and development in France.

For more than ten years, he has also advised listed companies, particularly on the Nasdaq, in structuring and supervising their French subsidiaries, within demanding governance and reporting environments.

He designs financial structures aligned with international standards while ensuring impeccable compliance with French requirements.

His conviction: a high-performing French subsidiary relies on a solid, transparent financial framework perfectly integrated into the group's global strategy.

Areas of Expertise

  • Support for French subsidiaries of international groups — Strategic and operational advisory for foreign groups established in France (United States, Israel, Europe), including structured and listed companies.
  • Accounting standards & French GAAP conversion — Production and supervision of accounts under French standards. French GAAP to US GAAP / IFRS bridges.
  • Tax Compliance & French regulatory environment — Supervision of French tax obligations (VAT, Corporate Tax, periodic filings).
  • NetSuite & financial organization — NetSuite specialist in a French establishment context.
  • International approach — Trilingual: French, English, Hebrew.

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant & Statutory Auditor
Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University

Benjamin Pik

Benjamin Pik

Managing Partner — Chartered Accountant, CPA & Statutory Auditor
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Background

Over the years, Benjamin Pik has supported numerous entrepreneurs, investors and international groups in their tax and financial issues between France and the United States.

Chartered Accountant and Statutory Auditor in France, also US Certified Public Accountant (CPA), he primarily works in complex Franco-American environments.

His conviction: a successful international strategy relies on a solid tax architecture, a perfect mastery of local rules and a fluid coordination between jurisdictions.

Areas of Expertise

  • Franco-American taxation — Strategic advisory for US persons residing in France and French entrepreneurs investing in the United States.
  • US Tax Compliance — US tax returns (Forms 1040, 1040-NR, 5471, 5472, FBAR, FATCA, etc.).
  • French taxation and compliance — Supervision of French tax obligations (Income Tax, Corporate Tax, VAT).
  • International structuring & governance — Cross-border structures (LLC, SAS/SASU, SCI, holdings).
  • Global Mobility — Support for executives and families in their relocation projects.

Qualifications

US Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certifying Acceptance Agent (IRS)
Chartered Accountant & Statutory Auditor
Paris-Dauphine University & John Molson School of Business (Concordia University)

Samuel Sarfati

Samuel Sarfati

Managing Partner — Chartered Accountant & Statutory Auditor
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Background

Former auditor at a leading audit firm, Samuel has supported listed companies and significant groups in the real estate, banking and mixed-economy sectors. He has also worked on business valuation and judicial expertise assignments.

Areas of Expertise

  • Financial management and structuring for SMEs — Supporting business leaders in financial organization, process digitalization and tax optimization.
  • Statutory auditing — Legal and contractual engagements, capital operations, ensuring equality between shareholders.
  • Support for foreign companies established in France — Assisting financial departments with a pedagogical approach facilitating understanding of the French regulatory environment.

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant & Statutory Auditor
Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University

Brian Sberro

Brian Sberro

Partner — Chartered Accountant Candidate
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Brian Sberro supports SME executives and entrepreneurs in structuring their corporate groups and securing their tax, financial and wealth management decisions.

Background

Throughout his career, Brian Sberro has developed expertise in supporting business leaders with their accounting, tax and financial challenges. He regularly works on assignments requiring coordination between multiple advisors (tax lawyers, notaries, banks).

His conviction: the accountant must be a strategic partner for the business leader, capable of providing a clear and structured vision to secure the company's important decisions.

Areas of Expertise

  • Executive and entrepreneur support — Strategic advisory, tax optimization and development project structuring.
  • Corporate group structuring — Holdings, capital restructuring, intra-group flow organization.
  • Executive taxation and wealth structuring — Compensation/dividend arbitrage, wealth planning, transmission anticipation.
  • Financial management and reporting tools — Dashboards and management tools to anticipate business performance.

Qualifications

Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Management (DSCG)
Chartered Accountant Candidate — DEC in progress

Our history

‘Convinced that every entity is unique, our team is committed to listening attentively and individually to each of our clients.’

With people at the heart of our approach, we deploy innovative and effective means of communication to limit the time allocated to production, thereby focusing our efforts on strategic thinking and our role as your advisor.

Our values

Integrity

Professionalism

Kindness

Innovation

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Expand-CPA has been growing steadily since its inception and places its employees at the heart of its business.

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