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 Administrative information and helps from the State... :
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Help from Mutual Insurance Companies :
In some cases such as hospitalization, accidents or on sick leave your mutual insurance can support some of your expenses for a home assistant.
Don't hesitate to ask for information.
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 Tax deduction
Any person asking for a home assistant in his/her main or second home can claim a tax deduction corresponding to 50% of the total amount under the limit set by the financial legislation. The current spending limit is 12 000 euros (out of additional charges) that is a maximum reduction of
6 000 euros.
This reduction is of course proportional to your net income tax. If your income tax is lower than your reduction your will not have to pay income tax but the difference does not imply a tax refund.
If your income tax is higher than your reduction, only the maximum amount of 6 000 euros will be taken into account.
Fiscal ceiling :
- 12 000 € for a family without children
- 13 500 € for a family with one child
- 15 000 € for a family with 2 children or more.
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 Tax Credit
Tax Credit is a State help to enable families who are not liable to tax to benefit from home care services.
Tax Credit is only possible for the income tax of 2007 to declare in 2008. The fiscal benefit will take the form of a tax credit on income equal to 50% of the spendings done between January 1st 2007 and 31st December 2007.
In order to benefit from these fiscal advantages you have to tick the 7 DF box on page 4 of your revenue declaration.
Don't forget to provide the certificate indicating the amount of your expenses that Power & Co will send you.
 Family Allowances
The CAF (Family Allowances) can help you cover the costs for a home assistant. You will find all information on the site : www.caf.fr
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The Employment Cheque (CESU)
Since 1st January 2006, vouchers and employment cheques are replaced by the CESU whose objective is to pay home services in order to encourage the development of this sector of activity.
It is used in particular for child care and babysitting through Home Care Centres.
The Employment Cheque is a cheque book bought by employers and given to their employees with a possible co-financing.
Advantages for the employer :
The amount paid for the cheques makes it possible for the employer to be exempt from paying employers' contributions up to 1 830 \ per year and per salaried. This amount is deducted from his taxable profit.
The CESU entitles to a tax credit of 25% of spending (maximum credit 500 000€ per year).
Fiscal Advantages for the employee :
The employee' s participation to the CESU :
gives right to a tax reduction of 50 % within the fiscal rules limits. It is exempt from social security contributions and of CSG (General Welfare Contribution) – RDS (Public Debt Repayment), and is not recorded in the income tax.
Other helps can be added such as (PAJE, AGED, AFEAMA...)
For further information go to the site www.ticket-cesu.fr
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Payment facilities – Power&Co
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The default payment method is bank transfer. Any other means of payment will entail monthly costs of 5% of the total amount. Members who have chosen CESU *see box , as means of payment, will have to transmit a returnable deposit and two packages in advance to Power & Co because the processing and payment of these vouchers by the CRT ( Centre of Discount Vouchers) are done 1.5 month after the vouchers' reception.
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Home Care Assistance - NF 311- this label certifies compliance with the NF X 50-056 standard and with the NF311 certification rules. It guarantees regular monitoring by AFAQ/AFNOR, the French standards organisation. This monitoring covers professional ethics, reception, demand analysis, job descriptions, estimates, contracts, fulfilment procedures, staff competences, progress follow-up reports, complaint handling, and client satisfaction surveys. For more information about NF 311 certification, contact AFAQ AFNOR 11 rue Francis de Pressensé- 93571 La Plaine Saint-Denis Cedex – France