I would like to determine whether it is compulsory in my case to open a company in France. Where can i read about the regulations on this, i.e. you must open french company if you a resident of france for tax purpose and sell products to french customers OR you must open french company if you are conducting business in France.Thanks in advance.
You must either open a French company, or register as a self-employed entrepreneur from the moment you conduct business in France and as French resident, whether your clients are French residents or not (this latter case would concern businesses only doing export sales). This registration is to ensure that taxes and social contributions are paid on all income generated from business conducted in France by French residents. Depending on the volume of sales handled you have different options to choose from regarding accounting and reporting requirements. The only exception is for people selling second-hand goods online only occasionally when the revenue generated by such sales is only a marginal addition to the global income. French tax and social authorities have even ruled that winnings of online poker players are to be subjected to social contributions and taxes in France if: 1) these winnings are regular 2) account for a significant part of the player's income 3) the player is a French resident, regardless of where the online game is played or of in which country the winnings are paid...
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