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Micro-entreprise

Must I register side activities for French business taxes and charges?

Often if you make money from buying and selling or providing services then certain formalities are required

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 in France: Should I bill client for travel costs?

You may want to consider splitting the cost of the tax and social charges between the two of you

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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

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

A guide to micro-entrepreneurs in France

Who can become an auto-entrepreneur? What is the annual turnover ceiling? How do micro-entreprises pay income tax and social charges and what benefits are they entitled to?

How you can earn extra money after retirement in France

Retired people can still do work and earn extra with a ' micro-entreprise' small business, with some conditions

Covid aid for micro-entrepreneurs in France explained

No specific changes linked to sick pay and Covid for independent workers, however Connexion outlines the other means of financial support in place

France’s CCIs are there to help

Businesses, of all sizes and all sectors, can get advice on setting up, general running, trouble-shooting and even how to shut down from the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie (CCI).

France’s RSI ends: what changes?

From this month social security payments and health and retirement cover for the self-employed will cease to be covered by the Régime Social des Indépendants (RSI) and, instead, will transfer to the general social security organisations.

French Chambre de Métiers – what does it offer?

Official support is available for the hundreds of thousands of artisanal businesses specialising in trades and crafts.

Financial kick-start for sole traders to be cut

Financial benefits offered to small businesses and micro-entrepreneurs for three years to help them get off the ground are to be significantly reduced.

Is French business set-up needed to sell a few items?

My husband is retired and has a hobby making wooden items. He occasionally sells them at a fête or after an inquiry. How much can he earn before he is required to register a business? Can we show the work on internet groups and occasionally sell items? A.B.

Do we need to register our new B&B as a business?

We are starting a chambres d’hôtes at our farm and are unsure about just declaring the small income or registering a business (eg. micro-entrepreneur ).

Chamber of commerce benefits in France

CCI is a ‘one stop shop’ for those thinking of setting up a ‘selling’ business

Need a small repair? Looking for a little job?

Think of a Lulu!

Meals out can be tax deductible

How does it work?

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.

Micro-entreprise

Must I register side activities for French business taxes and charges?

Insurance clarified for self-employed workers in France

Self-employed in France: Should I bill client for travel costs?

Can I sell my micro-entreprise business in France?

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Financial kick-start for sole traders to be cut

Is French business set-up needed to sell a few items?

What is my micro earning limit?

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Do we need to register our new B&B as a business?

Do we need to register our new B&B as a business?

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Chamber of commerce benefits in France

Need a small repair? Looking for a little job?

Meals out can be tax deductible

Non-resident registering as micro-entrepreneur?