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Self-employed

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

Explainer: which self-employment visa to live and work in France?

We look at visa applications for the self-employed, business start-ups and talent passports

New website offers free help to start your own business in France

Market research and an income guide are two ways the online platform can support entrepreneurs

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Millions of workers in France can receive up to €600 a month in aid

The Prime d’activité is open to salaried staff and freelancers - we look at who is eligible and how to apply

New website for self-employed in France shows ‘no common sense’

Union des Auto-Entrepreneurs criticises online ‘one-stop shop’ and how some self-employed missed out on social charges help

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

How death benefits work for family of self-employed workers in France

We explain what a typical lump sum payout might amount to, as well as what happens in the case of salaried people and civil servants, and how to claim

Social charges, sick leave, SMIC: Change for workers in France in 2023

We also look at how the self-employed will receive more support and how unemployment benefits are changing

Phased retirement in France - how to claim your pension early

Self-employed and salaried alike are eligible for retraite progressive , which came into force earlier this year

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

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

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 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

A million workers may miss out on €100 French inflation bonus

Urssaf says that it does not have the bank details of many self-employed and home workers and so cannot pay the one-off sum

Small business and tax advice: régime réel incomes explained

In the June small business and tax advice column, a reader's question on régime réel incomes for the self-employed is answered.

Self-publishers, try your book in French 'aussi'

Ask almost any author and they will tell you it is tough to find an agent or a publisher these days, however good your book is.

Are France’s ESF ski instructors state workers?

Are ESF ski instructors state workers or, if not, are they officially regulated? J.A.

Loi Madelin policies for the self-employed in France?

What are the Loi Madelin insurance policies for the self-employed?

Online Ecommerce Business for sale

Sponsored content: Running this established online business would suit an expat as it can be run remotely from anywhere in the world or it would suit a UK resident

Training to prepare British workers in France

A business expert who is studying the impact of Brexit in south west France is organising Prépa-Brexit training for Britons.

Chômage changes help self-employed in France

As an independent worker in France, I believe I do not have any right to unemployment benefit, but that this is changing. When will it happen and how will it work? Is it definite? How will the amount we receive be worked out? J.S.

How self-employed can access training

Can you outline the training changes that begin in 2019 – I am an English teacher (self-employed) and hope to benefit from them?

Authors who ‘do a Mayle’ continue to sell... and sell

It has been a literary phenomenon for nearly 30 years, but readers cannot get enough of uplifting personal French adventures telling, essentially, the same story as Peter Mayle did

Avoid driving into fine double trouble

Self-employed people and owners of small businesses without employees could find themselves in double trouble if they have a company car and are caught speeding or receive a fine for a traffic offence.

Meals out can be tax deductible

How does it work?

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.

Rule changes coming in

Two changes are coming in that will affect the revenue declarations and sick pay of self-employed workers such as artisans, sole traders, liberal professions or freelancers.

Self-employed

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

Explainer: which self-employment visa to live and work in France?

New website offers free help to start your own business in France

Millions of workers in France can receive up to €600 a month in aid

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Residency rights and border changes: What's new in France in 2025

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French inheritance law: couples anxiously await EU decision as discussions continue

Police warn drivers of car headlights rules in France

Half of UK election postal votes - including from France - 'did not count'

Father’s anger at wine used in meals served to girl, 3, at state creche in Nice

Fines levied for failure to declare bank accounts held out of France