Every country has its own collecting body, its own filing calendar and its own way of certifying that a company is up to date. In France, these elements form part of the file of every firm listed by the network.
The social security clearance certificate is the document that sums everything up: at a given moment it states whether the company has filed and paid. It is also the one that expires soonest, and the first the network asks its partners to renew. The table of documents below indicates which body issues it in France and under which wording to apply for it.
A French firm sets out in writing the exact scope of its engagement: payroll alone, or payroll together with bookkeeping, in which case registration with the Ordre des experts-comptables becomes mandatory and must be verified in the public directory. The documents that matter are a company register extract less than three months old, the tax clearance certificate, the URSSAF attestation de vigilance checked through its security code, and professional liability cover expressly extending to payslips and to social security filings.
| Local wording | Issuing body | Validity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attestation de régularité fiscale (formulaire n° 3666-SD)Tax compliance certificate Se demande depuis l'espace professionnel impots.gouv.fr ou au service des impôts des entreprises. Elle atteste que l'entreprise est à jour de ses déclarations et de ses paiements d'impôt sur les sociétés et de TVA à la date de délivrance ; en pratique on l'exige de moins de six mois. | Direction générale des finances publiques (DGFiP) — service des impôts des entreprises | 6 months Required | Official website |
| Attestation de vigilance URSSAFURSSAF social security compliance certificate Prévue par l'article D. 8222-5 du code du travail au titre de l'obligation de vigilance du donneur d'ordre, elle est délivrée dans l'espace en ligne de l'URSSAF et sa validité est de six mois. Elle porte un code de sécurité permettant d'en vérifier l'authenticité en ligne : toujours faire ce contrôle plutôt que se fier au PDF transmis. | URSSAF (ou MSA pour le régime agricole ; CGSS dans les DROM) | 6 months Required | Official website |
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