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                            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 ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                Auto-Entrepreneurs can now become professional sellers on eBay
                                
								
                            
                            Over the last few years eBay has been under a lot of pressure to clear the large number of sales made on its platform by professional sellers without any official business. eBay has been addressing this issue since ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                23% of auto-entrepreneurs have legalised an existing activity
                                
								
                            
                            An article recently published in La Tribune reveals that 23% of auto-entrepreneurs have legalised an existing activity thanks to the new auto-entrepreneur system. According to this report commissioned by Hervé Novelli ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                5 questions to ask yourself before registering your French Business
                                
								
                            
                            Many activities are regulated in France: electrician, plumber, builder, beautician, accountant, nurse, transport, etc. Most activites artisanales require a diploma or 3 years experience. Check with your local Chambre de ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                10 tips to complete your auto-entrepreneur turnover declaration
                                
								
                            
                            As a reminder, auto entrepreneurs will only pay their social charges as and when they work. Therefore you should not pay any other calls for social charges or cotisation. If you receive an appel de cotisations from RSI ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                How much does an accountant cost for an entreprise individuelle or SARL business in France
                                
								
                            
                            I have had an interesting conversation this week with a forum member about the cost of French accountants for entreprise individuelle and société à responsabilité limitée (SARL). John’s question was How much will an ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                Warning: Beware of auto-entrepreneur registration sites charging 89€ for a free service
                                
								
                            
                            The FEDAE (Federation des Auto Entrepreneurs) has issued a warning concerning two new web sites charging for auto-entrepreneurs registration.  As a reminder auto-entrepreneurs’ registration is 100% free and can be done ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                How to complete your income tax form for auto-entrepreneurs and micro entreprise
                                
								
                            
                            All paper declarations will have to be returned by 31 May at midnight. Opting for the online declaration will enable you to benefit from a 20 euros reduction on your first declaration. You will also benefit from a longer ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                Former Taxe Professionnelle or CET declarations postponed
                                
								
                            
                            As you may already know, the Taxe Professionnelle was abolished on 1st January 2010 and replaced by the Contribution Economique Territoriale (CET). This new tax includes the Cotisation sur la Valeur Ajoutée des ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                Deadlines: Annual tax returns for French businesses
                                
								
                            
                            Your business tax returns or “declarations fiscales annuelles” have to be completed by the second working day following 1st May, i.e the 4th May for 2010. Here is a list of the tax forms to be returned to Impots by 4th ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                Auto-entrepreneurs over turnover threshold in 2009 will be reintegrated
                                
								
                            
                            I recently mentioned the issue of auto-entrepreneurs having registered their business in 2009 and having been rejected from this regime, because their “pro-rata” turnover was over the allowed threshold. This issue is ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                Auto-entrepreneurs artisans to be listed on the Chambre de Metiers directory
                                
								
                            
                            It is compulsory for artisans to get listed on the Chambre de Metiers directory since 1st April 2010. This registration on the Registre des Metiers normally costs about 200€, but auto-entrepreneurs will not be charged ...
                            
                            
                           
                      
						
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        	
                              	
                                     
                                
                                
                                TIP: Auto-entrepreneurs beware of your turnover threshold
                                
								
                            
                            So for instance if you started your French business on 1st March 2010 as a marketing consultant, your maximum yearly turnover for this year is (32,100€ /12)*10= 26,750€ . URSSAF is pushing this calculation further by ...