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Micro-entrepreneur

Micro-entrepreneur status: Pros and cons of self-employment in France

We review the benefits and disadvantages of being a micro-entrepreneur compared to a salaried worker

Undeclared self-employment earnings cost France €7billion a year

Two out of three ‘auto-entrepreneurs’ such as Uber drivers and builders work ‘on the black’, new figures show

Two million independent workers in France to see social charges drop

Artisans, salespeople, heads of businesses, farmers and micro-entrepreneurs are among those to benefit dependent on their income

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Insurance clarified for self-employed workers in France

Cover can be for everything from civil responsibility to cyber attacks – and now it has all been detailed in a legal manual

Self-employed status in France must be on invoices and bank accounts

Urssaf says independent workers can only benefit from new legal protection if status is on work-related documents

Can I sell my micro-entreprise business in France?

The micro-entrepreneur scheme allows you to set up as self-employed with simplified means of paying social security contributions and income tax

Can self-employed workers in France diversify from stated activity?

We walk you through the different activity categories for micro-entrepreneurs, the earning thresholds and how to update your activities online

Career change: UK charity CEO close to burnout found balance in France

Claudia Ryan-Jones, 52, moved her family to France in 2017 and swapped a stressful job in youth work for a remote admin role and loves it

Self-employed in France get new law to protect home if business fails

Personal assets like property, furniture, cars and bank accounts will automatically be protected from debt collectors

What is the difference between 'auto/micro-entrepreneur' in France?

Officially, there is no difference and in the past they would have just referred to themselves as ' travailleurs indépendants' , or ' commerçants' , ' artisan's ... depending on sector

20 proposals put forward to improve status of self-employed in France

Improved social protection, taxes and simplified administrative procedures are among ledges from the government for 2022

Reader experiences: What it is like to be your own boss in France

With Covid raging in 2020, record numbers of workers opted to start their own businesses and the trend is growing this year. We look at the different ways of finding freedom at work in France and talk to those who have made the step

Do freelancers in France get paid paternity leave?

Paternity leave in France doubled from 14 to 28 days (35 days for multiple births) on July 1

Business Sirens and Sirets in France explained

All businesses in France, whatever the size, must have a Siren and a Siret number, and this also applies to self-employed 'micro-entrepreneurs'

New website for micro-entrepreneurs in France

Businesses now have a single site to declare turnover and pay social charges.

Boost ahead for small businesses

Proposals in the new Loi Pacte aim to simplify procedures and open up businesses for growth and improved competitivity and should give new and small businesses a boost by removing some restrictions.

Make sense of... The micro-entrepreneur

The micro-entreprise small business regime – which rarely remains unchanged from year to year – is set for big changes again...

Declaring small business income in France

I started a hypnotherapy practice last year, so this will be my first tax return. I am a set up as a micro-entrepreneur. Can you tell me how to declare this kind of income on the French tax form please? E.R.

Must I change from micro status to régime réel?

I have been a micro-entrepreneur for years but as of September 2017 went over the earning limits. Urssaf said my status would change to régime réel in 2018 and I should get a VAT number from the tax office. I have started to add VAT to bills but I see that the micro ceilings will double in 2018 and wonder if I can maintain the status. I work from home with few expenses and do not use an accountant. Réel is not of interest. K.W.

Non-resident registering as micro-entrepreneur?

We have a holiday home in Normandy where I spend six months a year. My brother and sister-in-law retired to France and opened a brocante using our barn. They have registered as a micro-entreprise . I am not French tax-resident but would like to cover for them when they have time off. Can I also register as an micro-entrepreneur even though I am here less than six months of the year? L.M.

Low-earners will not pay CFE tax

Plans in the 2018 finance law would ease the burden of the Cotisation Foncière des Entreprises (CFE) on small businesses and micro-entrepreneurs by setting a minimum earnings level for it to start.

Simpler future ahead for the self-employed

Self-employed workers will see significant changes next year as traders, artisans and private practice professionals switch from the much-criticised Régime Social des Indépendants (RSI) social security scheme to that of salaried workers, the régime général.

Must I register chambres d’hôtes as a business?

Reader query on whether they must register a chambre d’hôtes as a business or just declare the small income.

Micro-entrepreneur

Micro-entrepreneur status: Pros and cons of self-employment in France

Undeclared self-employment earnings cost France €7billion a year

Two million independent workers in France to see social charges drop

Insurance clarified for self-employed workers in France

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