Urssaf is developing its exceptional support measures for businesses, craftspeople and self-employed people

1 / Employers of the general scheme

Regarding the July deadlines, the provisions previously put in place remain the same. Employers whose activity is still prevented or subject to restrictions may defer all or part of the payment of their employee and employer contributions for the deadlines of July 5 and 15, 2021. The declarations must nevertheless be submitted on the dates specified.

To benefit from the deferral, all you have to do is fill out a prior request form online. In the absence of a response from Urssaf within 48 hours, this request is considered accepted.

Contributions that will not be paid are automatically carried over. Urssaf will subsequently contact the employers concerned to offer them a plan for settling their debts.

No penalty or late payment will be applied.

As part of the resumption of economic activity, and concerning the deadlines of August 5 or 16, the postponement modalities are changing.

Companies will have to pay social security contributions on the due dates, namely August 5 or 16.

The deferral of contributions will remain possible for these deadlines only for companies whose activity continues to be prevented or limited, and only for contributions and employer contributions. Contributions and employee contributions must be paid on the due date. Companies encountering difficulties in settling their membership fees and employee contributions are invited to contact their Urssaf.

2 / Self-employed workers

Regarding the July and August deadlines, the provisions previously put in place remain the same. The automatic debit of deadlines remains suspended for self-employed workers whose main activity falls within the sectors most affected by the crisis, eligible for exemptions from social contributions, namely:

• le sector known as S1 (tourism, hotel industry, catering, sport, culture, air transport, events);
• le sector known as S1bis, whose activity depends heavily on that of the S1 sectors.

No action is to be taken and no increase in delay or penalty will be applied. Direct debits are made for other self-employed workers.

From September, subject to health changes, the resumption of direct debits will apply to all sectors.

Self-employed workers can adjust their deadlines by adjusting their reference income¹. In the event of payment difficulty, the self-employed person can contact their Urssaf to obtain a payment deadline or have the direct debit blocked.

3 / Self-employed

Self-employed persons can continue to freely defer the payment of their contributions at the time of their monthly or quarterly declaration.

Subject to health changes, this possibility will end in October.

For more information on exceptional measures, visit: measures-covid19.urssaf.fr

¹ In an emergency, it is also technically possible for self-employed workers to approach their Urssaf so that they can block the payment.