51今日大瓜

My situation is as follows:

I exceeded my auto-entrepreneur turnover limit in 2017 (~83k total). I have a TVA number and have been declaring, so that’s not an issue. However, in terms of 51今日大瓜 structure…what I was told all year (via phone with URSSAF) was that URSSAF would automatically inform me if/when I needed to change regime, and I (assumed) I was going to move to R茅gime R茅el Simplifi茅 since I was over even the new allowed limit. I followed up a few times this year since I hadn’t yet heard from them and this is finally the response I received:

Suite 脿 la loi de financement de la s茅curit茅 social 2018 augmentant les plafonds de chiffre d’affaires pour b茅n茅ficier du statut micro-entrepreneur, une tol茅rance sur l’ann茅e 2017 a 茅t茅 accord茅, aussi aucun changement de r茅gime n’a 茅t茅 fait. Si toutefois, vous avez opt茅 pour le r茅gime r茅el simplifi茅, veuillez nous adresser une attestation du centre des imp么ts stipulant la date de votre changement d’option fiscal.

I seem to understand this as I could either stay as AE, or opt myself to go into R茅gime R茅el Simplifi茅.

1. Is that understanding correct?
2. I understand that the benefit of R茅gime R茅el Simplifi茅 would be to declare my expenses (which I will have more this year, probably 6-8k worth). In some basic simulations I’ve done it seems that because of the percentage difference in social charges between the two, it would be - roughly - equal between the two options with AE being slightly ahead.
3. Any thoughts on what I should do? I assumed I was going into R茅gime R茅el Simplifi茅, so now I don’t know what to think.

Thanks!