You have registered as an Auto Entrepreneur, what next?
2 Feb 09Discuss in the forum
First of all, congratulations on taking a big step and becoming a “French entrepreneur”. You managed to register online on the official auto entrepreneur website and you are now wondering what to expect and what do next?
Your registration form will automatically be sent to:
- INSEE who will issue your SIRET number (14 digits),
- Régime Social des Indépendants (RSI) who will collect your social charges
- Trésor Public or Impôts, if you have opted for the regime micro fiscal
You should receive your company’s official papers with your SIRET number within 10 days. If you did not have a carte vitale, the RSI will contact you to request the missing information enabling them to issue your carte vitale (passport, marriage or PACS certificate if you plan to add your other half, etc).
How do I declare & pay my social charges?
On receipt of your SIRET number you will need to register with Net-Entreprise in order to declare and pay your social charges in the future. Go back to the auto entrepreneur website, click on “Déclarer et payer” and enter your personal details. Opt for “Net Micro” when registering. You will need to enter your bank details in order to make your future payments by bank transfer or “télérèglement”. You can also download the form and send it by post.
As the AE scheme has just been launched, you will not be able to pay your social charges on a monthly basis to start with. All declarations and payments will be made on a quarterly basis until June 2009 (I will keep you posted if this takes longer).
If you have opted for the quarterly payment, you will have to log in and declare your turnover by the 30 april, 31st july, 31 October and 31 January at the latest. If you have opted for the monthly payment, you will have to declare by these deadlines too until the system is fully up and running.
Net Entreprise will automatically calculate your social charges cotisations and income tax, which you will be able to pay online. A receipt will be issued once you have completed this process.
