Gite business - does it generate cotisations for state healthcare?

[oldgit72]

As a post November 2007 French resident I need to explore business opportunities that will generate cotisations to enable us to get state health cover. How are your gite businesses viewed in this respect?

[ngh]

Yes it does. But beware with a bill for our first year of over 3000 euros its not a move to make lightly + once you are registered you will get all sorts of payment demands from organizations you never new existed. A lot of verble help is offered to help you make a success of your business, but with it come Frence bureaucracy. It has take over 9 months just to get a carte vitel card.

[Thebiga]

9 months wait for a carte vitale, We have been waiting for new ones for more than twelve months. All they do is say yes we will look into it. In the meantime we have a piece of paper instead. Which after twelve months is looking rather ragged....

[frances]

As of next year, gite businesses must generate over 32000 euros AND represent  50% of your family income per year before being registered and therefore enable you to be in the healthcare system.  These new rules have been announced on Internet French Property, if you want to find them.

Fran

[frances]

ooopps... sorry  I meant 23,000 euros, not 32,000.

Fran

[nimportequoi]

It looks like for 2009 gites will  definitely be able to come under the régime of para hôtellerie, so they can stay in the micro régime as long as revenue is less than 80k. The régime requires inscription at the chambre de commerce which means that healthcare would be paid for as you would have to make RSI cotisations.