# How do you set up your consulting company as an independent consultant?

Updated : 2026-10-22 · Source : https://legalrapide.fr/en/activites/consultant/

A consultant who moves to a company structure most often chooses a SASU, for the president's social protection and flexible remuneration (salary or dividends), or an EURL, for lower social charges on remuneration. Legal fees are €223.56 incl. VAT (SASU) or €201.96 incl. VAT (EURL) at current rates.

## Questions to ask yourself
- **First-year income**: low, and receiving benefits from France Travail? See [SASU and ARE](/en/reponses/sasu-are/).
- **Still an employee?** Check the exclusivity clause and the duty of loyalty: [starting a company while employed](/en/reponses/creer-societe-en-etant-salarie/).
- **Already a micro-entrepreneur?** [Moving from micro-entreprise to company](/en/reponses/micro-entreprise-vers-societe/).
- **A client waiting for an invoice?** [Can you invoice before the Kbis?](/en/reponses/facturer-avant-kbis/)

## Business activity and corporate purpose
Management consulting (APE code 70.22Z) is not a regulated activity. Legal advice, however, is reserved for authorised professions: do not include it in your corporate purpose unless you hold the required qualification.

## Sources
- [Service-public: social protection for company directors](https://entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr/vosdroits/F38152)
- [Service-public: choosing the legal form](https://entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr/vosdroits/F23844)