The auto-entrepreneur’s maximum turnover threshold will slightly increase in 2012. The new levels have just been published but still have to be voted by deputies and senators in the 2012 Loi de finance.

Auto-entrepreneur 2012 turnover threshold:

• 83 200€ for trade, against 81 500€ in 2011
• 33 300€ for services, against 32 600€ in 2011

As per the existing auto-entrepreneur system, you will have a small leeway before your business switches to a different system called réel simplifié and becomes VAT registered.

The maximum turnover before the regime switch are:

• 91 500€ for trade, against 89 600€ in 2011
• Services goes to 35 300€, against 34 600€ in 2011