Running a business in France
Registering a company, charging and filing VAT, paying yourself, hiring a first employee, closing the year: the French catalogue covers the obligations of self-employed people and small companies in France.
Written in French, the official language of the country, and in English. Read from French official sources such as Légifrance, the tax administration and URSSAF.
- Tax, payroll and company calculators
Each calculation shows its method and cites the official text it applies.
In French - Official forms and filing guides
Which form applies, who must file it, when, and how to fill it in, box by box.
In French - Courses
Short courses on the obligations of a small business, with worked cases.
In French - Step-by-step paths
The calculators, forms and courses you need for one situation, in the order you need them.
In French
These pages carry no rates, thresholds or amounts. Figures live on each country's pages, next to the official source they were read from, so that they can be checked and kept up to date.