Your company's business address is a key part of its identity. Also known as the « registered office », it's one of the first things you have to fill out when you're setting things up.
The registered address determines the company's nationality, where it pays taxes, and which courts have jurisdiction if there are any disputes.
Micro-entrepreneurs can use the services of a domiciliation company. These companies provide a prestigious business address and offer many additional services.
Nowadays, business address providers like SeDomicilier are popping up as innovative, 100% online platforms. With prices starting from just €6.49, they've become super appealing to all sorts of business owners.
Here's everything you need to know to take full advantage of business domiciliation as a micro-entrepreneur.
Business domiciliation is a service provided by a domiciliation company to separate the address of the registered office from the actual place of work of an entity.
Firstly, it immediately gives you the opportunity to benefit from a prestigious address, right in the heart of Paris, or another major French city.
So, you have a mailbox at this address where you can receive all your mail. This mail can be forwarded to your actual place of work.
The business address provider must also provide you with storage space for your accounting documents.
If your company works with many partners located abroad, having a domiciliation address on the prestigious Avenue des Champs-Elysées can be a significant advantage!
Other prestigious addresses are also available in Paris and other regions. This really boosts your credibility and shows you're serious to all your business and financial partners.
And that's not all! Domiciliation companies have greatly expanded their range of services to make life easier for micro-entrepreneurs.
Which business owner hasn't dreamed of outsourcing the daily mail handling? Thanks to domiciliation companies, it's now possible! Received at your registered office address, your mail is sorted, digitized, and accessible from a customizable and secure online space.
You can choose to have it forwarded to your actual place of work or pick it up on site.
Other services are waiting for you, such as a telephone answering service to answer your calls when you're not available and collect messages for you.
Also, administrative and legal assistance takes care of many time-consuming and low-value tasks. Lastly, you can rent fully equipped meeting rooms to organize your meetings with complete privacy.
"À la carte" offers let companies add or remove services whenever they want, based on what they need, creating a totally custom service.
All French companies must pay the Corporate Property Contribution (CFE). But did you know that the rate is lower in Paris than the national average? It is therefore possible to combine tax advantages and the city's reputation for the development of your business.
ZFU free zones and ZFU-TE even completely exempt you from its payment.
If you want to change your work location, your registered address stays the same, saving you a lot of complicated and costly paperwork.
Usually, you have to update your company's articles of association, publish a legal notice in an approved newspaper, and submit an amendment file to the registry of the commercial court.
Business domiciliation is a simple, flexible solution that offers valuable services to young entrepreneurs. Starting from just a few dozen euros per month, you can get a domiciliation address, mail forwarding, and a virtual office tailored for managing all your services.
It is definitely the least expensive option, but also the most practical on a daily basis for improving your company's performance!
Written by our expert Paul LASBARRERES-CANDAU
October 15, 2019
