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The freelance status in France
Many hesitate to start out of fear of paperwork or charges. In practice, the micro-entrepreneur status is designed to be simple and risk-free at the outset. Here are the essentials.
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Set up in about thirty minutes
The micro-enterprise (auto-entreprise) is declared online, for free, in about thirty minutes. No capital and no accountant are required to begin.
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A SIRET number with no charges at opening
Once declared, you receive a SIRET number identifying you as a professional. As long as you take in no revenue, you pay no contributions: opening the status costs nothing.
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Charges only on what you receive
Social contributions are a percentage of the turnover actually received. No income, no charges: you only pay if you are actually paid.
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Reassuring, even without activity
You can open the status as a precaution and keep it dormant: with no income it triggers no charge. That way you are ready to invoice your first assignment without committing financially in advance.