Micro-entrepreneur: how do you change the address of your registered office or place of business?

Like all businesses, micro-entrepreneurs have a " registered office ". This is the official address declared to the authorities. It is used to determine the company's nationality, its country of taxation and the competent jurisdiction in the event of a dispute. This is an important administrative procedure, which can be carried out online or by post at the relevant Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE).

Here's how to change the address of your microenterprise's registered office or effective place of business.

Why does a micro-entrepreneur need to declare a change of business address?

L’adresse du siège social d’une microentreprise est un élément important de son identité. Elle sert d’adresse officielle d’identification et de contact vis-à-vis de l’administration publique, de vos partenaires commerciaux, de vos clients, de vos créanciers, etc. Elle doit être mentionnée sur tous vos documents officiels tels que les factures, devis, bons de commande, bons de livraison, etc. C'est d'ailleurs cette adresse que vous renseignez dès la création de votre micro-entreprise en ligne.

It is important to note that microentrepreneurs are not obliged to carry out their business at their registered office.

For example, you can use your home address as your head office, while renting additional premises for your day-to-day business.

How do I change the address of my microenterprise?

There are two ways to change your registered office address.

The easiest way to do this is online, via the official lautoentrepreneur.fr platform, in the "Modify, cease activity" section. If you are moving, select "Change of personal situation", then enter your new address and the date of your move.

If you wish to change your place of business, select "You are declaring a change to your business", then tick the "Change of place of business" box. If necessary, both addresses can be modified at the same time.

To validate the procedure, select the category of activity and the activity carried out by your micro-business. All that remains is to sign your declaration electronically, so that it can be automatically transmitted to the appropriate CFE.

Alternatively, you can proceed by post, using Cerfa form P2 P4 13905*04. Check the "Modification" box and complete sections 1, 3, 6, 9, 10 and 11. Date and sign the form before sending 2 copies to the relevant CFE.

In both cases, you must enclose a signed and certified copy of your current identity document to validate the procedure.

What are the consequences of a change of address for a micro-business?

It takes an average of 3-4 weeks to process and register your declaration.

First of all, this will change your reference address with all the public bodies on which your micro-business depends, such asURSSAF or Social Security.

As a result, your SIRET number (14 digits, the last 5 of which are modified each time you change your place of business) changes with it. However, the SIREN number (which corresponds to the first 5 digits of the SIRET number) remains unchanged.

If you move from one département to another, you can change the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (Business Formalities Center) to which you are assigned.

As a result, your Cotisation Foncière des Entreprises (CFE) tax liability is likely to change if you move to a different commune or change the surface area of the premises you occupy.

Le changement d’adresse d’une microentreprise est une démarche administrative qui doit être menée avec beaucoup d’attention. Et pour simplifier encore davantage la vie des micro-entrepreneurs, les sociétés de domiciliation proposent des services de domiciliation juridique à des personnes physiques ou morales. Agréées par la préfecture dont elles dépendent, elles fournissent un siège social ainsi qu'une adresse postale, commerciale et administrative à leurs clients.

You can also benefit from a wide range of services designed to make your day-to-day life easier: switchboard, administrative and legal assistance, meeting room hire, etc.

You can also reduce your tax bill by choosing a municipality with low CFE (Contribution Foncière des Entreprises). In this way, you can concentrate solely on the high value-added tasks that are essential to the growth of your micro-business!

With SeDomicilier, you can obtain your certificate of domiciliation in less than 5 minutes, in a 100% online process. What's more, all your services are then available in a personalized, secure virtual office!