What are the minimun recurring costs to run a company in France

Minimum costs for companies in France

This will of course depend on the nature of your business and activity levels but we can give you budget ranges assuming:

• no employees in France
• limited number of transactions (invoices)
• no permanent offices
• activity related costs not included (ie: marketing expenses, operations expenses)

Budget for administrative costs:

• Book keeping / VAT and annual reports filing: starts from 250€ / month
• Registered Business address usually starts at 60€ / month

Taxes, what you need to remember:

• If you do not have profits you do not pay corporate taxes.
• If you do not have any employee you do not pay social charges.