What is CFE and should I pay it?

By Valérie Aston on 13 November 2020 · Viewed 12054 times ·

You have a ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº in France and have just received a CFE bill - Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises. You are wondering whether it is a scam and if/how you should be paying it? I have recorded a short for you.

What is CFE - Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises

Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE) is a small tax due by all ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôºes from their second year in activity. This tax is based on a calendar year. So if you registered your ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº in 2020, you will not be paying it until December 2021. If you created your ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº in 2019 or before, you have to pay this CFE tax.

Good news: if your turnover is lower than 5,000€ you can request a CFE exoneration from the tax office. Use your messagerie in your ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº  Impot Gouv account to ask for a CFE exoneration and provide proofs of your turnover (for instance your turnover declaration for a micro entrepreneur). You can attach some documents to your message.

If you have some difficulties to pay your CFE, you could ask the tax office to spread the payments over a few months. Use your ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº Impot Gouv account's messagerie to request some instalments.

Watch the to understand if you should be being it and how.

Deadline to pay your CFE tax: 15th December 2020

You have more questions on Contribution Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE)? Join the Start Business In France forum .

Why should I create an Impot Gouv account for my French ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº?

In this video, I also explain the 3 reasons why you should be creating an Impot Gouv account for your ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº.

  1. To get some advice from your tax office.
  2. To request your TVA number and complete your TVA declaration as your ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº grows.
  3. To validate and pay your CFE tax.
What is CFE and should I pay it?

Valerie Lemiere: Start Business in France

About the author: Valérie Aston

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.