Deadlines to complete your 2013 French income tax form
All paper declarations have to be sent back by 20th May 2013 at midnight. For online declarations the deadlines to return your French income tax are: 27th May for departments 01 to 19. 3rd June for departments 20 to 49 ...
How to complete your 2013 French income tax form 2042 CK PRO
You have to complete a French income tax form, Impôt sur le revenu, if you were a French resident in 2013 or if you had income from a French source in 2013, such as property rental, dividends, business income. ...
7 Tips to start a business in France
Market research is essential if your business is to succeed and meet your expectations. First thing to check is demand for you product or service, especially if you’re aiming local. Investigate competitor pricing, on and ...
Auto-entrepreneurs get an unexpected social charges increase
Last Friday FEDAE warned auto-entrepreneurs about an unexpected social charges increase that was passed in the 2013 Loi de Finance. This text was approved by decree on 27 December and published on 31 December. The ...
Proposed changes to the auto-entrepreneur and entreprise individuelle in 2014
This article summarises the findings of the Grandguillaume report on the proposed changes to the auto-entrepreneur regime in France. The report recommends that the entreprise individuelle business type should be ...
Summary of key changes for French businesses in 2014
The standard rate of 19,6% for most goods and services will increase to 20% on 1st January 2014. The reduced rate of 7% will increase to 10%. The reduced rate of 5.5% applicable to certain goods and services ...
How to complete Cotisation Fonciere des Entreprises form 1447-C-K
If you have recently registered your business and received a Cotisation Fonciere des Entreprises form from Impots, you maybe wondering if you need to complete and return it. I'm afraid the answer is yes. Impots needs the ...
What is Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE)?
Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE) is a small tax paid by businesses to local authorities (Chambre de Metiers / Chambre de Commerce / Town hall). It used to be called Taxe Professionnelle and can cost between ...
Your Extrait Kbis now includes more information
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. ...
New TVA rates applicable on 1st January 2014
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 competitive ...
How to avoid social charges / RSI scams
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 vigilance for all ...
A new auto-entrepreneur email scam
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 designed to ...
CFE exoneration for all auto-entrepreneurs in 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 professionnelle, is ...
Auto-entrepreneur turnover limits in a nutshell
It's something that's come up in the forum a few times recently, so I thought I'd make a quick post on when an auto-entrepreneur has to switch regime, e.g. to reel simplifie, because turnover limits have been exceeded. ...
19,000 euros turnover limit for auto-entrepreneurs rejected
According to an article published in Les Echos, the proposed reform to the auto-entrepreneur regime no longer plans to limit the maximum annual threshold to 19,000 euros. The text to be presented to the Government on ...