Our team

Who we are

Our professional team is composed of qualified accountants who live and work full time in France.

Jennifer Hooper

Chartered Accountant

Biography

King’s College London BA (Hons)

Jennifer has lived in France since 2011 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) with James Howes & Co in December 2017.

Jennifer is a private client tax specialist. She deals with French personal tax returns; the accounting and tax affairs of French property holding companies (SCIs); and trust administration, including French tax compliance for overseas trusts.

James Howes

Founder of the Firm

Biography

Trinity College, Oxford (MA)
Chartered Accountant (FCA)
Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA)
Expert Comptable

James is the founder of the firm, having lived and practised in France since 1983. He is both an English Chartered Accountant and a French Expert Comptable.

“My clients find it reassuring to know that they have entrusted their affairs to a firm with which they can have meaningful dialogue in their own language.”