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 ...
Latest information for small businesses in France
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! ...
Sample letters to cancel your Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE)
As mentioned in my latest article on Taxe Fonciere des Entreprises, the Govenment has confirmed that all auto-entrepreneurs will benefit from a CFE tax exemption for 3 years. This will therefore still apply to you if you ...
Ciel’s 3rd Auto entrepreneur profile
Ciel, the accounting software company for small businesses, has released its third “Auto-Entrepreneur Baromètre” based on a survey carried out in September 2010 on 180,000 auto-entrepreneurs using its free accounting ...
All auto-entrepreneurs to be exonerated from Contribution Fonciere for 3 years
Last week Frederic Lefebvre, Minister for SMEs, announced that auto-entrepreneurs with no turnover will not pay the Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE) tax. He also requested for the law to be amended in order to ...
10 Tips to buy an existing business in France
Buying an existing business can be an easier way to start a business in France, as there is an existing customer base and a certain level of income already generated. However it can also be a mind field to assess the ...
Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises CFE to cause more controversy
Frederic Lefebvre, new Minister for SMEs, has today announced at the National Assembly that CFE will be cancelled for auto entrepreneurs with NO turnover. The 70 000 auto entrepreneurs with no turnover declared having ...
What is Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises and should I pay it?
The Taxe Professionnelle, a local tax paid by businesses to local authorities, was axed on 1st January 2010 and replaced by Contribution Economique Territoriale (CET). The CET tax is divided between ...
Entrepreneurs: Beware of fake RSI invoices
Regime Social des Independants (RSI), the body handling social charges for artisans and commercants, has been issuing a warning about fake invoices being sent to entrepreneurs. Sole traders having registered as ...