Frequently Asked Question

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My Payroll in France give you answers on most frequently asked questions.

>> French Average Social Costs

If you have one or more employees in France, you have to pay , as employer , social contributions based on wages.

My Payroll in France give you a rough estimate of your costs.
For a Gross wage of 100, your payslip in France will show you following amounts :

- Employee contributions: 24
- Net amount (before income tax): 76
- Employer contributions: 45

In other words, you will pay :
- to your employee : 76
- and to social organisations: 24+45=69
- which means a global cost of : 76 +69 = 145

Please consider these data as example.Reality may vary significantly (5 or 10%) depending on the wage amount, depending on health care insurance or other supplementary contributions.

>> Net Amount

Why do My Payroll in France calculate a net amount before income tax ?
- Income tax is not paid by the employer in France.
- Your employee will have to do on his own.
- This is a major difference with many other countries.

Please note that your employee will pay income tax based on 76 if he is a french resident on a tax point of view.

>> CBA

- CBA or Collective Bargain Agreement.
- Your employee in France will have to follow french rules. it will be usueful to choose the CBA matching with your activity when you will hire your first employee.

>> French Salaryslip Model

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