Having requested the cessation of activity does not automatically mean that the professional is exempt from paying the fees. Although, a priori, it meets requirements.
The self-employed can access the cessation of activity. The benefit, if approved, grants a monthly amount corresponding to the 70% of its regulatory base for which the professional contributes. Because you are unemployed, and logically, you will not have to pay Social Security contributions, in the same way that an employee does not do when he or she is unemployed.
Even if you meet the requirements, you cannot stop paying the fee.
Social Security is clear in this regard: the benefit must be firmly recognized. Only in this case can you stop paying the fee to this organization. The only exception that is allowed is the late entry, and without surcharge, of the days that were worked in the month of March. Only the proportional part, not the entire month. But, in the rest of the cases, the self-employed person must proceed normally. Otherwise you are exposed to late fees.
What happens if the self-employed person does not pay the fee during the coronavirus?
If you have any problems paying the installments, it is recommended that you request the moratorium enabled, which allows you to postpone the payment of the amounts corresponding to June and July for six months. To do this, you must request it during the first ten calendar days of the usual deposit period for the month in question.
If you do not delay or postpone the installments, or do not ensure that you are an authorized recipient of the cessation, you will have to pay the installments when due. If you do not do so, you will have to face a 10% surcharge on the accumulated debt, as long as you return it in the first calendar month after the expiration of the usual period.
If you start paying them in the second calendar month, the surcharge will be 20%.