Tax.
- DGI The tax administration's website for professionals (includes links to tax forms - click on « VOS IMPOTS »).
Social contributions of the employees.
- URSSAF The Urssaf's task is to collect social security contributions.
- ASSEDIC The unemployment insurance system aims to protect people against the loss of a job and help them get a new job (english).
- CNAV The basic retirement organism for employees in retail, industries, and services.
- ARRCO The complementary retirement plan for employees.
- AGIRC The complementary retirement plan for executives.
Social contributions of the self-employed (TNS or ETI)
- RSI The social regime for self-employed persons. The RSI project was started in 2002 to help simplify the administrative process.
- URSSAF ETI The URSSAF ETI collects family allowance contributions from self-employed persons as well as from certain directors or partners in companies.
- CANAM Compulsory health insurance for the self-employed.
- ORGANIC (C3S) The only compulsory regime dealing with retirement, death and disability insurance for retailers, self-employed manufacturers and a number of other activities.
- Loi Madelin Since 2004, the self-employed must pay contributions to a complementary retirement fund. Other social security contributions (such as death, health insurance, or unemployment) remain optional.
Other useful links
- LegiFrance The Public service access to law (a selection of codes are available in English).
- APCE The APCE, a government initiative, helps with the setting up of new companies (english).
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