Every French company must have a registered office address. This designates the company's official place of business, nationality, country of taxation and jurisdiction in the event of a dispute. It should therefore be chosen with great care, as it appears on all official company documents (quotations, order forms, delivery notes, invoices, etc.). When you choose to locate your head office with a domiciliation company, the latter will receive, process, digitize and forward your mail on a daily basis.
Explanations.
Company domiciliation is a service provided by a domiciliation company. This service provider offers a fiscal domiciliation address to house the head office of companies, whatever their legal status (entrepreneur, auto-entrepreneur, sole proprietorships, companies, etc.).
In France, the law makes it possible to separate the address of a company's head office from the actual workplace of its staff.
That's why a number of domiciliation companies offer accommodation services for entrepreneurs. This enables them to domicile their business at a prestigious address at a lower cost, while benefiting from a number of essential services to lighten their daily routine.
Entrepreneurs have the option of domiciling their business:
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At home : While this may appear to be an economical solution, it has major drawbacks when it comes to protecting privacy. The address of a company's head office must appear on all its official documents, which means making your personal address public.
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In rented commercial premises: This option is particularly costly, given the price of premises in certain cities, and requires the company to pay a monthly rent, deposits and guarantees .
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With a domiciliation company: Online business domiciliation is the ideal way to benefit from a prestigious head office address in the most prestigious cities at the lowest possible cost (Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse, etc.).
Did you know that private individuals can also obtain a domiciliation address? Not to be confused with company domiciliation, domiciliation for private individuals is aimed at people wishing to outsource the management of their personal mail.
Indeed, French legislation requires every resident to have a reception address in order to receive administrative, legal and tax documents.
This type of domiciliation can be used by private individuals wishing to have a very prestigious address. It can also be useful for people with several residences. Expatriates, for example, can be reassured that their mail will be taken care of. Hospitalized people or those under guardianship can also benefit from social benefits.
The most vulnerable people, without a stable address for more than 6 months, can contact the CCAS (Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale) and CIAS (Centres Intercommunaux d'Action Sociale) to obtain an administrative address.
Using the services of a domiciliation company couldn't be easier:
- Step #1: Choose a domiciliation company. Be cautious of overly tempting proposals, and prefer those offering transparent rates.
- Step #2: Choose a direct debit address to suit your taste and budget. Then select the additional mail management services you'd like to take advantage of
- Step #3: Sign your direct debit contract
Domiciliary companies offer a full range of services for the day-to-day mail handling of their customers, whether companies or individuals. Mail management includes all the different steps involved in :
- Scanning incoming mail
- Redirection of desired items
- Storage of mail and parcels at the head office
Much more than just a mailbox, domiciliation companies also offer a wide range of other services designed to outsource time-consuming, low value-added tasks: switchboard, legal and administrative assistance, meeting room rental, and so on.
These services can be chosen à la carte according to your needs. Every entrepreneur or individual can then concentrate on what really counts: the high value-added missions that really contribute to the success of their project.
At SeDomicilier, you can delegate the entire day-to-day management of your mail, whether you're a business or a private individual...just one of the many services offered by the entire SeDomicilier team!
Written by our expert Paul LASBARRERES-CANDAU
September 23, 2021
