Hi !
I'm trying to gather informations but there are some things that are still unclear for me (and remember I'm French and that my understanding of English is often unreliable ). So we'll be moving from Paris to Malta next month and we'll both be self-employed (and probably not making much money the first year). I've discovered a few days ago that I lost my rights to healthcare (social security), due to french bureaucracy being AAAAAAAAAARGH (and France general disdain for self-employment). I'm paying my taxes though, so that could be corrected but it would take a few months... and by then I would not be eligible any more as I would be living abroad. And I could claim my rights with my partner's coverage, but... "no, you're self employed, so you have your own coverage... which you don't have because we messed things up, ahah, thanks bye". Did I say AAAAAAARGH yet ?
Anyway, it seems pretty easy to become self employed here in Malta, but what happens when it's done ? Let's say I earn between 8501 and 14500 euros in 2015 (which is very unlikely, but let's dream a bit) As far as I've understood, I would have to pay around 15% in taxe the next year (2016). Right ?
Does this rate include social security or is it another taxation process? And how long should it take till I get covered in Malta ? (= how long before I can break my arm without becoming bankrupted? )
thanks to anyone who can share her/his wisdom.
David