Professions libérales and auto-entrepreneur: Ready, steady, Go!

By Valérie Aston on 21 February 2009 · Viewed 4213 times ·

As mentioned in a previous post, there has been a disagreement between the Government and CIPAV, which prevented the professions libérales from registering as auto-entrepreneurs. This issue has finally been settled and the law enabling the professions libérales to opt for the regime micro fiscal has been published in the Journal Officiel on 18th February 2009.

If you were planning to register as a consultant, fitness coach or translator you can therefore proceed to your or by going to the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) at your local URSSAF office.


As a reminder, social charges will represent 18.3% of your turnover. If you decide to opt for the regime micro fiscal, your income tax will represent an additional 2.2% of your turnover.

Source : art.34 de la loi n°2009-179 17th February 2009, Journal officiel 18th February 2009


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I've been helping people who want to start or already have a small ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº set up in France since 2009. After graduating from a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, I worked as a senior marketing consultant in the UK and France for various International companies. I worked as a conseillère en création d'entreprises (senior ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº advisor) for here in France and run this independent ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº on a daily basis.