Coming out of the auto-entrepreneur: what next?
You have been in business as an auto-entrepreneur for a little while and are getting closer to the turnover threshold for 2011 or are forecasting to go over this limit in 2012. You may wonder when and how you are ...
How does French income tax work and how much will I pay?
I often get asked this question, as well as how much French income tax will I pay? This is a tricky question to answer, as there are many variables relating to your personal situation. This article explains how the ...
New tax for auto-entrepreneurs: Cotisation a la Formation Professionnelle
Monthly and quarterly declarations for auto-entrepreneurs have been postponed until the end of April, as RSI and URSSAF have been busy updating the paper forms and Net Entreprises site to add a new tax called ...
How to close a SARL or EURL in France
Limited businesses in France such as EURL or SARL have to abide to specific legal framework or rules for their registration as well as for their closure. In this article I have summarised the steps that will need to be ...
Net Entreprises declarations postponed until 11th April
If you have been making your auto entrepreneur turnover declarations with http://www.Net-Entreprises.fr, you will have noticed that no email reminder had been sent since January. Monthly and quarterly turnover declarations have ...
Income tax: What is an Attestation Fiscale?
We are getting closer to mid-April when the dreaded income tax forms called impots sur le revenu are being sent to French residents. For those of you having opted for the online declaration, the official starting date ...
What is Siege Social and domiciliation?
When registering a business in France, you will have to use a legal address for your business called siege social or headquarter. All business types whether entreprise individuelle, auto entrepreneur, SARL or EIRL have a ...
What is DADS or DADS-U?
DADS stands for Declaration Annuelle des Donnees Sociales. This declaration made by businesses to URSSAF summarises the data relating to their employees for the previous year. DADS includes information such as the salary ...
What’s new for auto-entrepreneurs in 2011
2010 was an eventful year for auto entrepreneurs, with new laws trying to regulate this new regime and unexpected tax such as CFE. Several changes were voted in the loi de finance 2011, here is a summary of changes ...
Small business advice in France in plain English
You have a business in France and need advice to solve an issue related to your legal structure, social charges, health cover. Are you wondering how to employ someone or how to close your French business down? Get in ...
Changes impacting your French business in 2011
Increased minimum wage, launch of the EIRL, reduced payment delays for invoices, introduction of a new tax for auto entrepreneurs. Get up to speed with all the new laws which may impact of your French business in 2011. ...
Auto-entrepreneur deadline: complete your quarterly declaration by 31st January 2011
The next quarterly turnover declaration for auto-entrepreneurs is due by 31st January 2011. Here is a video for new auto entrepreneurs on how to complete the declaration trimestrielle de chiffre d’affaires. ...
New in 2011: Auto-entrepreneurs with no turnover limited to 2 years + Declarations become compulsory
So far, auto-entrepreneurs with no sales did not have to make any monthly or quarterly turnover declarations. But this is about to change on the 1st January 2011. A new law published on 20th December confirms that all ...
How to complete the Cotisation Foncière des Entreprises 2011 form
If you have registered a business in 2010, be it an auto-entrepreneur, micro entreprise, entreprise individuelle, EURL or SARL, you will have received the Cotisation Fonciere des Entreprises 2011 form to complete by the ...
Don’t be fooled by scams and fake invoices
I keep publishing regular warnings about scams aimed particularly at auto entrepreneurs. With over 500 000 auto entrepreneurs registered, some companies with low business ethic are quick at doing the maths! ...