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?

The address of a microenterprise's head office is an important part of its identity. It serves as yourofficial identification and contactaddress vis-à-vis the public authorities, your business partners, customers, creditors and so on. It must be mentioned on all your official documents such as invoices, quotations, order forms, delivery notes, etc.

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.

Changing the address of a micro-business is an administrative process that needs to be carried out with great care. And to make life even simpler for micro-entrepreneurs, domiciliation companies offer legal domiciliation services to individuals and legal entities. Approved by the prefecture to which they belong, they provide their customers with a registered office as well as a postal, commercial and administrative address.

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!