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 ...
Auto-entrepreneur turnover limit to be introduced in 2015
The Conseil des Ministres met yesterday and Sylvia Pinel presented the reform adopted by the government for the auto-entrepreneur regime. The key measure announced is the creation of intermediate turnover thresholds of ...
Auto-entrepreneur limited to 2 years?
Despite the recommendations of the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the Inspectorate of Finance (IGF), Sylvia Pinel, minister for Crafts, still plans to limit the auto-entrepreneur to 2 years for its ...
How to complete your 2012 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 2012 or if you had income from a French source in 2012, e.g. property rental, dividends, business income. ...
Auto-entrepreneur time limit
Auto-entrepreneur businesses are facing uncertainty and maybe subject to a time limit of 5 years or less. Ms Fleur Pellerin, Minister Delegate with responsibility for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Innovation ...
Deadlines to complete the 2012 French income tax form
Several forum members are getting worried that they may have missed the deadline to complete their 2012 income tax form. So here is a summary of the key deadlines: paper declaration to be posted by 27th May at 12pm ...
How to decide if your French registered business should issue an invoice
A common question I get asked in the forum is, do I have to give my customers an invoice. To help you decide, here's a summary of the rules to be applied when deciding if you should issue an invoice. ...
Registre Officiel is a scam
A new scam has been targeting new entrepreneurs for the last few weeks. As usual the promotional offer from Registre Officiel has been designed to look like to compulsory directory. The invoice sent by the Paris based ...
Attestation de fourniture des déclarations sociales explained
You may have recently received a letter or email from URSSAF with an attestation confirming that you are up-to-date with your social charges declarations and payments. So that you can identify the letter I’m talking ...