James Paul 
The finance bill which should be adopted soon by the French Parliament provides for a poisoned gift for microentrepreneurs. Indeed, the threshold for applying VAT has just been considerably lowered, so that it will affect many autoentrepreneurs. Explanations.
A huge blow
Concretely, and following an amendment introduced to the Senate, the VAT franchise threshold of all microentreprises has decreased drastically. Today, it applies to self -employed entreprises achieving more than 36,999 euros in annual turnover for services and 84,999 euros for commercial or accommodation activities. It will now be 25,000 euros for the calendar year and 27,500 euros for the current year, whatever the field of activity.
It is therefore a real blow for the independents concerned who will have to add 20 % to their prices. There is also an immediate consequence for them: administrative management much more complex than in the past. It is a height for a status known for its ease of access. Likewise, self -employed people will be forced to increase their prices or accept a drop in their income, which is clearly not an enviable situation.
For some microentrepreneurs, including content creators, it is the cold shower. Arcadia project rightly points out the case of streamers paid by Twitch who will not have the opportunity to pass the VAT. They will therefore have to pay it themselves and this is still likely to complicate their activity.
Massive increase in contributions
For its part, the site Thesedefrance Address some advice to the self -employed concerned. They can in particular anticipate their turnover to avoid crossing this threshold too quickly, or even targeting a clientele already subject to VAT. In this case, this tax has no impact on the latter. The change in legal status also remains a solution, but this is right to give up a status considered once advantageous.
Recall, moreover, that the microentrepreneurs had already had to take very bad news last year. Indeed, social contributions will radically increase in the coming years and they will reach 26.10 % in January 2026, against a little more than 20 % in 2024. After having largely encouraged millions of workers to resort to this status, Everything happens as if the public authorities had decided to make the pockets of these professionals whose income is often very modest.
What to remember:
- The VAT franchise threshold will decrease a lot
- This may impact many independents, especially those of digital
- These announcements follow a massive increase in social contributions
Karl Rock