In early 2018, I changed from the micro-entreprise system of charges paid quarterly based on actual turnover to paying on account based on my previous year’s profits despite not having gone over the limits for turnover as a micro-entreprise. Here’s what I had to do and why I did it.
Paperasserie
I have been running my own business in France since I arrived in 2008 – as an employee of a UK limited company, as a micro-entrepreneur and as a freelancer under the simplified declaration system (régime de la déclaration contrôlée simplifiée). A few years back I decided to keep an occasional blog about my experiences. I hope it is useful. Please get in touch if you have questions or comments on possible themes.
Learning to do the books the French way
As you might expect bookkeeping in France and the UK follows the same principles but the French tax authorities have different rules on what you can and can’t deduct as expenses. This post is about my experiences getting to grips with the French system.