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Starting a Business in France

Welcome to our comprehensive Guide to Starting a Business in France, your indispensable on-line resource to the formalities of starting a French business, together with information on French taxation and French social security contributions for a business. There are a surprising number of French small business start-up loans and grants that are available, which we also briefly review. Many expats choose to establish a micro-entreprise, which we also review in this guide, together with the new business status of auto-entrepreneur effective from January 2009.

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1. Introduction

2. Top Tips

3. Getting Start-Up Advice

4. Business Professions and Activities

4.1. Classification of Business Professions 4.2. Regulated Professions and Activities

5. Business Structures

5.1. Types of Business Structure 5.2. Self-Employed 5.3. Sole Trader 5.4. Limited Company 5.5. Status of Spouse

6. Registering Your Business

6.1. Business Registration Centres 6.2. Business Registration Number 6.3. Cessation of Activities

7. Business Premises

7.1. Running Your Business from Home 7.2. Buying Business Premises

8. Banking, Accounting & Insurance

8.1. Banking 8.2. Accounting 8.3. Insurance

9. Taxation of Business Profits

9.1. Main Options 9.2. Micro-Entreprise 9.3. Regime Réel 9.4. Company Tax 9.5. Dividends

10. Other Business Taxes

10.1. Business Rates 10.2. VAT 10.3. Payroll Taxes

11. Social Security Contributions

11.1. Organisational Structure 11.2. Contribution Rates 11.3. Relief from Contributions 11.4. Social Security Benefits

12. Financial Assistance

12.1. Introduction 12.2. Assistance to Unemployed 12.3. Regional Development Schemes 12.4. Bank Finance 12.5. Assistance with Employee Costs

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