Rose (& Greyman) Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I work mainly in UK but occassionally get requests to give some support to clients online from France. I decided the best way to stay legal to do this was to register as an Autoentrepreneur as the actual work/fees involved would be minimal.The registration all seemed to go well and I received a siret number describing me as "Conseil pour les affaires et autres conseils de gestion". This seemed about right. Followed by lots of papers from RSI, RAM, URSSAF etc.However yesterday I received a letter from the impots office informing me that I was registered under the Micro-BIC regime and the TVA regime de base. This regime will cost me 10% extra in charges and I certainly don't want to be TVA registered (if that's what it means). I intend to go in to question this but would like to be pre-warned if I have missed something. I know some professions cannot come under AE but had thought I was OK. Has anyone else had any experiences like this or had an AE registration refused ? What happened then ?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papaver Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hi Greyman,I've been registered and working in exactly the same manner since July last year. 'TVA franchise en base' means you're NOT VAT registered. So you don't pay VAT, but at the same time you don't charge it. I don't understand what you mean by the extra 10% in charges, as it's the nature of your activities that will dictate the charges under the AE regime. I pay around 20.7%, which I believe is the norm. You only qualify for the 12% charges if you are into buying/selling goods, which as a business advisor you are not.Regards,Papaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose (& Greyman) Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Thanks papaver. That's a relief about the TVA.What I mean about the extra 10% is that under AE my charges would be 20.7% of turnover but under micro-BIC I would pay 45% on 66% of my turnover (after 34% abattement) i.e. 30%.Are you trading as a business advisor ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose (& Greyman) Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Update - went to Perigueux tax office this morning and was told to ignore it ! Apparantly in their system micro-BIC is the same as AE and I am still registered as an AE. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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