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The relief that no longer comes on its own
Dated official sources, and the contents this module links to · 1 section
Official sources
- Service-public Entreprendre — Start-up contribution relief (F11677, checked 1 July 2026): the micro-entrepreneur founder benefits from a reduced contribution rate equal to 75 % of the normal rate, the relief therefore being 25 %, applicable until the end of the 3rd calendar quarter following the declared start date; claims must be filed within the 60 days following the date the activity opened; the collection body rules within 30 days, absence of an answer counting as agreement; until 31 December 2025 no formality was required and the relief was obtained automatically; for other founders, relief of 25 % of contributions where professional income is at or below 36 045 € (75 % of the annual social security ceiling), tapering between 36 045 € and 48 060 €, and not applicable beyond 48 060 € — verified on September 11, 2026
- urssaf.fr — Start-up relief for founders (read through the fallback route, #174; updated 15 June 2026): the relief equals 25 % of the total contributions due to the sickness, maternity, family allowance, basic pension and invalidity-death schemes where income is at or below 36 045 €, that is 75 % of the annual social security ceiling; from 1 January 2026, the relief must be claimed from the collection body within 60 days at most of the date the activity starts; the founder must not have benefited from the relief in the 3 preceding years, that period running from the date the benefit ceased for an earlier activity — verified on September 11, 2026
- Service-public Entreprendre — Micro-entrepreneur contributions (F36232, checked 1 January 2026): at the start of activity the micro-entrepreneur may benefit from reduced social contribution rates if they qualify for the start-up or takeover relief scheme — verified on September 11, 2026
Every figure and its source
Every figure in this module anchored to a fiscal constant, with the official page that establishes it.
- Annual social security ceiling — 48 060 €
entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr · 2026 rules - Threshold up to which the relief does not taper, as a share of the annual ceiling — 75 %
entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr · 2026 rules - Contribution relief below that threshold — 25 %
legifrance.gouv.fr · 2026 rules
Contents linked from this module
- Start-up relief calculator
Quantify the relief from the expected income and the founder's status.
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