Auto entrepreneur rules change

The auto-entrepreneur scheme has a few new rules.

Some main points from their 2011 update:

• Contribution à la formation professionnelle - 0,20 % pour les professions libérales = We pay a bit more tax for a training fund
• If you don't declare any earnings for 24 months you can't be an AutoEntrepreneur any more
• EIRL = You can apply for a form of limited liability status as an AutoEntrepreneur
• The maximum earnings allowed in a year to be allowed to remain in the scheme has changed to:
  

- €81 500 for sales or merchandise
- €32 600 for services

• Déclaration du chiffre d'affaires - you have to declare your earnings every month or 3 months (depending on how you registered your company) even if the amount is €0
• Also looks like you must earn more than a certain amount if you want your Trimestral earnings to count towards your retirement fund. (Nouveaux montants pour valider les trimestres de retraite)
  

... but that's just my understanding of what their document means. No responsibility taken.

Scam letter from RSI

The other day I got a letter from an official looking organisation asking for their annual fee of €652,00. Their form was headed with the letters RSI. I think it's a scam.

The RSI is a French administrative organisation that is part of the chain of administration managing Social Security for self employed individuals. It stands for Régime Social des Indépendants. Here is their site.

I was a little suspicious when I saw that the name of the organisation was Répertoire des Sociétés et des Indépendants. When I did a search I saw that a few other people had the same concerns.
See the discussion on the Limousin FrenchEntrée site, and on the official RSI site.