Required MRR
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25 paying customers
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Stripe Fees €756
Standard (1.5%)
€750
Transaction fees (EUR 0.25/txn)
€6.25
VAT (Value Added Tax) €8,333
VAT collected at 20% Revenue exceeds £37,500 threshold. Prices assumed VAT-inclusive.
€8,333
Business Expenses (Monthly) €325
Accounting Software
€25
Coworking Space
€300
Simplified sole proprietor regime with flat-rate social contributions on turnover. Available up to €77,700 annual turnover for services. Simplest structure for freelancers and small SaaS founders.
Taxes & National Insurance €26,309
Impôt sur le Revenu (Income Tax) Progressive income tax brackets (2024). France applies a 10% standard deduction from gross to get taxable income, which is not modeled here—effective tax may be slightly overstated. Bracket values are pre-adjusted (max - allowance) to work with the engine's allowance system.
€16,325
Cotisations Sociales (Social Contributions) Flat social contribution rate for micro-entrepreneur providing services (BNC category, 2025 rate). Covers health, retirement, family allowances, CSG/CRDS. Applied to gross turnover in reality; since micro-entrepreneurs have no deductible expenses, profit ≈ turnover.
€9,984
Optimization:
Consider a Merchant of Record for VAT
Your revenue exceeds the VAT threshold. A Merchant of Record like Paddle handles VAT collection and remittance, simplifying compliance.
Fees 2% Expenses 1% Tax 69% Take-Home 29%
Net Take-Home €14,277 /mo €171,322 /yr