Expert answers & advice on auto-entrepreneur, sarl, eurl, social charges, rsi, carte vitale, urssaf, business registration, legal structure...
Hello, I'm Valerie Lemiere. I’m French, I live in France and work as a professional business advisor for a national organisation. I run this site, independently of my employer, to help English speakers with the problems of starting or running a small business in France.
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By Valerie Lemiere · 06 December, 2013
Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE) is a small taxed paid by businesses to local authorities (Chambre de Metiers / Chambre de Commerce / Town hall). It used to be called Taxe Professionnelle and can cost…
By Valerie Lemiere · 25 November, 2013
The business identity card, Extrait Kbis, now includes more information than before. An Extrait Kbis card is established for each business registered with the Chambre de Commerce or Chambre de Metiers. This…
By Valerie Lemiere · 18 November, 2013
French households will pay almost 6.4 billion euros more in 2014, without realising it, due to the new TVA rates applicable next year. On 1st January 2014, TVA rates will increase significantly, to fund the…
By Valerie Lemiere · 15 November, 2013
Beware of the numerous RSI scams! Given the resurgence of fake calls for social charges appels de cotisations from companies using RSI homonyms, Regime Social des Independents - the real RSI - calls for…
By Valerie Lemiere · 28 October, 2013
A new scam is being sent by email to auto-entrepreneurs, warning them that they have paid too much income tax and that they will be reimbursed 187.80 euros. The link listed in the email takes you to a site…
By Valerie Lemiere · 23 September, 2013
FEDAE, the auto-entrepreneurs' federation, has confirmed that all auto-entrepreneurs will benefit from a CFE tax exoneration in 2013. Contribution Foncière des Entreprises (CFE), formerly called taxe…
By Valerie Lemiere · 25 June, 2013
This video will give you a complete overview of the auto-entrepreneur system. It's perfect if you're starting a business in France as an auto-entrepreneur, or you're registered and want a better…
By Valerie Lemiere · 06 April, 2013
A step-by-step video explaining exactly how to register your business as an auto entrepreneur online. Watch the video and understand the impact of all the choices you will make.What will you…
By Valerie Lemiere · 03 April, 2013
The auto-entrepreneur artisan video gives you both an overview of the activities considered as artisanales in France and a detailed step-by-step guide on how to register. It also explains which type of…
By Valerie Lemiere · 23 January, 2011
This video gives you a step-by-step guide to create your business account on Net-Entreprises.fr. When your account is set-up, you will be able to login within 48 hours to make your auto-entrepreneur turnover…
By Valerie Lemiere · 13 November, 2010
Auto-entrepreneur businesses in France are classified either as activité commerciale, activité artisanale or profession libérale. When registering your business, you have to indicate which type of activity you…
By Valerie Lemiere · 13 November, 2010
Many auto-entrepreneurs are receiving bills for social charges or appels de cotisation from RSI? If you have been in business for a few months and have already been making turnover declaration either online…
