Buy a business in France
You have made a decision to move to France and are now looking at ways to make a living there. Starting a new business is an option, but it involves building a customer base from scratch. This article gives you some tips ...
Latest information for small businesses in France
Experts to help you buy a business in France
Once you have started looking at existing businesses for sale in France, you will need to get some professional advice to guide you. Below is the professionals who can help you. An accountant can help you buy a business ...
How much does it cost to register a business in France?
You are about to register a business in France and wonder how much it will cost you? This article gives you a summary of the setting up and running costs for French businesses. Registering a micro-entreprise should ...
Airbnb and Housetrip: What income should you declare in France?
Many people with a property in France are renting out their apartment or house for a few days or weeks on sites such as Airbnb and Housetrip in order to generate extra income. However this raises taxation questions ...
Auto-entrepreneur to be renamed micro-entrepreneur business on 1 January 2016
On 1 January 2016, the auto-entrepreneur business system in France name will be replaced by micro-entrepreneur. Existing auto-entrepreneurs will not be impacted too much, as only a little will change for them ...
How to pay your Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE) tax online in France
This article explains step by step how to set up an account with Impôts and then details how to pay your Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE) tax online. All businesses in France are now required to pay their CFE ...
How to protect your home when starting a business in France explained
A business registered in France can be classified into two main categories: Entreprise individuelle is a business registered under the entrepreneurs’ name. There is no distinction between the business and the ...
How to complete the 2014 French income tax form 2042 C PRO - Cerfa 11222 * 17
You have to complete a French income tax form, Impôt sur le revenu, if you were a French resident in 2014 or if you had income from a French source in 2014, such as property rental, dividends or business income. In this ...
Another business scam in France
Here's yet another scam aimed at businesses in France. This one is trying to extort money by making it look like it's compulsory to subscribe to a European directory before getting a TVA number. ...
Le Stage de Préparation à l’Installation (5 day course) for auto-entrepreneurs explained
Auto-entrepreneurs registering as artisans with the Chambre de métiers have to complete a mandatory 5-day training course, called Stage Prealable à l’Installation (SPI), before starting a business in France. ...
Compulsory changes to the auto-entrepreneur business in France from 1 Jan 2015
Back in August last year I highlighted a list of changes possibly coming to auto-entrepreneur businesses in France in January 2015. I can confirm the following changes now apply to auto-entrepreneurs from the 1st January ...
Auto-entrepreneur businesses in France must have a dedicated bank account
Following the vote of the Social Security Financing Act 2015 by the Assemblee Nationale in December, changes have been introduced for auto-entrepreneur businesses in France. One being the obligation for auto-entrepreneur ...
Auto-entrepreneur businesses in France to get social charges reduction in 2015
Here's some unexpected, but good news for auto-entrepreneur businesses in France: social charges will be reduced on 1st January 2015. This small social charges reduction varies from 0.5% to 1.7%. ...
Auto-entrepreneur changes coming soon for businesses in France
Last June the French parliament adopted a new bill for small businesses in France which will reform the auto-entrepreneur system from 1 January 2015. Here's a summary of the main changes to come for auto-entrepreneurs. ...
Decennale insurance to become compulsory for auto-entrepreneurs
Decennale insurance: 10 year warranty to become compulsory for some auto-entrepreneurs registered as artisans. The Loi Pinel for small businesses published on 18th June 2014 plans to increase the requirements for ...