The Foreign Firms Service (TFE)

Using the TFE service means

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  The TFE simplifies your hiring procedures: you have a single document for the Pre-Hiring Statement (DPAE) and the employment contract.

• A single declaration Afficher plusmoins
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  You make a single declaration for social protection organizations managing collective and obligatory schemes: Urssaf (social contributions and levies and unemployment insurance), Humanis International for the complementary pension fund, supplementary pension fund, provident institution, Paris region building paid leave fund (CCPBRP) for the construction and public works (BTP) sectors' paid leave fund, interprofessional paid leave fund, particularly for the transport sector.

• A single payment Afficher plusmoins
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  You make a single payment for the mandatory social security contributions due to these organizations through Urssaf Alsace.

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• How to join the TFE

  How to join the TFE

  To use the TFE service, you must be registered with the Urssaf Foreign Firms Service.

  After obtaining your SIRET number, you must wait 72 hours before joining the TFE.

  You can join the TFE free of charge on the TFE service website.

  After your registration, you can declare your employees as soon as you receive the acknowledgment receipt of membership. For this, use your SIRET number and the password you have chosen.

  In addition to your TFE membership application, you must contact the various social organizations your employees belong to according to the national collective bargaining agreement applicable to your company in France (to ensure their rights to social benefits):

  • the occupational health service;
  • if applicable, the Paris region building paid leave fund (CCPBRP), or an interprofessional paid leave fund for transport.

  This step, which involves completing a registration form (without registration fees or additional contributions), is necessary for the proper management of your company's and its employees' records.

• What procedures are covered by the TFE service?

  What procedures are covered by the TFE service?

  From your declaration, the TFE service:

  • establishes the formalities and declarations that the Named Social Declaration (DSN) replaces;
  • manages the withholding of income tax at source;
  • calculates the contributions and levies payable, as well as the amount of income tax to be withheld at source for the employees concerned, applying the rate applied by the tax administration.

  The TFE service also establishes:

  • the payslip;
  • monthly and annual summary statements to facilitate accounting entries;
  • annual social declarations for employees declared within the TFE framework;
  • the tax certificate for employees.
• How to declare and pay

  How to declare and pay

  To determine the contributions owed, you must fill out your social section.

  This section allows you to declare the elements necessary for the calculation of contributions (elements of remuneration, number of hours, period of employment, etc.). It must be entered from your online space on the TFE website.

  The TFE:

  • calculates the contributions owed on your behalf;
  • makes payslips available in your “Employer” space;
  • sends you a contribution statement once a month and a monthly summary report.

  Two payment methods are then offered to you:

  • the simplest: by direct debit for companies with a bank account in France. The debit is taken from your account on the 15th of the month following sending of the contribution statement;
  • by international bank transfer to Urssaf Alsace, to be sent at the beginning of the month following receipt of the contribution statement.

  Finally, you must pay directly to each organization concerned the contributions intended for:

  • the financing of additional professional training as stipulated by the collective bargaining agreement;
  • the occupational health service;
  • optional or individual social protection schemes;
  • and, if applicable, the contribution to the development fund for the professional integration of disabled people.

  Regarding contributions owed to optional pension or provident institutions, the total amount is specified on the contribution statement, and the details are indicated on the monthly summary report that is sent to you along with this contribution statement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• If you wish to join the TFE but your company is not registered in France, what should you do?

  If you wish to join the TFE but your company is not registered in France, what should you do?

  You need to get in touch with the Urssaf Foreign Firms Service, which will proceed with the registration of your company.

• If you are already declaring employees through the Foreign Firms Service, can you switch and declare them with the TFE?

  If you are already declaring employees through the Foreign Firms Service, can you switch and declare them with the TFE?

  Yes, you have the option to join the TFE service to manage both your current and new employees. If you choose to use the TFE, you are required to declare all your employees in France using this system.

• In what language are the documents sent?

  In what language are the documents sent?

  Except for the payslips, which are exclusively in French, all other documents are sent in the language you choose (French, English, or German).