Hi, I registered as a seasonal auto entrepreneur in January 2013. I am a UK resident. In the winter I work as an AE in France and in the summer I work in the UK or I am seconded to work abroad.
I stay with friends in the winter, but they have now sold their apartment and I am now unable to declare a French address on my tax form until I return to find accommodation for next winter season.
Should I have put my UK address on my paperwork when I set up as an AE? I really don't know what to do. I do not have a French address that I can use at this moment in time.
Thanks,
Marie
Perhaps I missed something, but that article states that it is now possible for non-resident EU citizens to create an AE in France, i.e. not having France as their place of residence, and only pay French national insurance contributions at source in their own country of residence - quite how that will work in practice is beyond me.
Brian, when you say “gone on your household tax bill” do you mean the cfe? Also, renting a room, does that mean I should have got a separate tax de habitation?
Very true! Won't be using one again!
Don't know the answer to your question but would confirm that the majority of accountants know absolutely nothing about AE and as AE, you are not earning enough money to be paying one anyway.
Yes, I was a bit vague myself but it reminded me. It is what I meant about people must be resident to be AE. That is the 'rough' detail in his blog. Accountants really have no idea about AE as many of us would say, although we have never used one here.
Hi Brian,
Someone sent me this link http://www.cabinet-lheritier.com/2013/06/non-residents-le-regime-des-auto.html
Apparently came into force last June (even though my accountant told me it was OK when he set me up in January 2013 - what a waste of money)!
What do you make of that?
You absolutely must have a French residence, ideally your first home. We already know of this from an acquaintance who wanted to come here to work part of each year, Swiss not British, who is self-employed and would be here too. He applied but was refused unless he qualified as first residency France with an address of his own in France. Had he wished to use our address it would have gone on our household tax bill or alternatively we could have 'rented' him a room, but then he would have been taxed separately and we taxed for renting out. It is, unfortunately, a no win situation unless you live here.