Obtain payment periods for personal social contributions (sole trader)

Verified 27 November 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Individual business Where a person encounters financial difficulties affecting the payment of his social security contributions, he may request a delay in payment from the Urssaf.

Individual entrepreneurs subject to an effective tax regime who want to request a payment delay must be up to date on their income tax return. He must have reported the amount of his profits on his annual income tax return.

The company must include the following information in its request for a payment deadline:

  • Context of the request : other debts, existence of an ongoing plan, etc.
  • Origin and nature of difficulties
  • Actions taken to restore the situation
  • Estimated time needed for to re-establish his situation and the desired duration of the timetable
  • Other documents that could be useful for the examination of the application.

The length of time it takes to process the application varies depending on how the company made its application:

Online on the company space

Connect to his Urssaf space

To find out the step by step approach, we invite you to consult the instructions provided by the Urssaf according to the nature of the company's activity:

The Urssaf sends a response to the company within 48 hours who follow his request.

By phone or mail
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The Urssaf sends a response to the company within 15 days who follow his request.

FYI  

It is not necessary to also request the remittance late surcharges. The request for a time limit for payment is sufficient and implicitly includes the request for the delivery of late surcharges.

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