france-formationSourced from the law Use this Guide whenever asked about forming, incorporating or registering a business in France. Trigger on phrases like "set up a company in France", "SAS formation", "SARL création", "guichet unique INPI", "French company formation", "register a business France", "société par actions simplifiée", "société à responsabilité limitée", "Kbis", "RCS registration", "annonce légale", "déclaration des bénéficiaires effectifs", "micro-entrepreneur", "auto-entrepreneur", or any question about starting a business in France. Covers the legal forms (SAS, SASU, SARL, EURL, SA, entrepreneur individuel, micro-entrepreneur), who is liable for what, the manager's social status, the steps from the articles to the register on the one-stop desk, share capital and what must be paid in, contributions in kind and when a valuer is needed, the official registration and legal notice tariffs, the beneficial owners declaration, and the corporation tax, VAT, CFE, electronic invoicing, accounts and statutory auditor duties that begin once the business exists. For the CFE itself see fr-cfe, for self-employed cotisations see fr-social-contributions, for payroll see france-payroll, and for electronic invoicing in depth see france-einvoice.