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[quote user="Chiefluvvie"]Not so ! You can't set up an on-line beneficiary outside the eurozone! Chiefluvvie[/quote] Thanks for that Chiefluvvie, but it was for the setting up of a French account beneficiary.

Thanks 602, why am I not surprised!!!

With regard to my continuing problem on how to transfer funds to the UK, does anyone know how to make a direct transfer of funds from a Credit Agricole Britline account online. I have been through all the screens and cannot see how this is done. There is the option to transfer funds to another beneficiary, but no means, I can see of actually adding that beneficiary in the first place.

Thanks Bubbles and Another, I had thought of that, but did not want to bother anyone with having to borrow any money, regardless of the amount. I have since registered with Western Union online and tried to send the 40 euros, but, guess what, my CA Mastercard does not work with the site. I went as far as inputting the Verisign code, then WU came back to say they could not proceed with the transaction as they were protecting my security! There is a WU outlet near here, so I will go in person and send it from there. The fee is only 4 euros, so worth it for the quickness and lack of hassle. Thanks to all.

I need to send a small amount of money to my UK bank account ASAP. Can anyone advise on the quickest way to do this. My bank says that an international transfer can take a week. I do not mind sending money via the likes of Western Union (if a similar system exists in France) and have a relative pay it into my UK bank. Any ideas?

Thanks Sunday Driver, appreciated.

Quick question....... I have read that no CGT is payable on a primary residence provided it is a primary residence right up to the date of sale. If we were to move back to the UK, a couple of months before the house was sold (ie after the cooling off period of a compromise de vente), but to return for the "sale day" meeting at the Notaire`s.....would we be liable to pay CGT, given the fact that we had moved out and were not living in it, right up to sale day. If anyone can clarify this postion, I would be most grateful.

Thanks to all. It is more or less for my own piece of mind. I have a braked trailer that has a laden weight maximum of 1350kg. The trailer itself weighs 310kg. The trailer does not have a carte grise as I cannot get a certificate of conformity for it due to it being basically a home made effort, although very sturdy and looks like a legal French trailer! I plan to take the trailer back to the UK when I sell my house and put the same registration plate on the rear as my French registered car. I plan to take my ride on mower back. This would result in a total trailer weight of just less than 500kg, so it would be good to have some sort of certification from a weighbridge of this total weight in case I get stopped en route during my final exit out of France. I know this is partly illegal, given that the trailer should have a carte grise but I will take the chance.

I need to weigh an unladen trailer and was wondering what the French word for "public weighbridges" are, where to find them and approximate costs of weighing a trailer etc. Many thanks

[quote user="Debra"]Stan - note this bit and that you come under the 'above groups' which is why you will need to provide proof: [quote] If you do not fall into one of the above groups but your income is no higher than certain thresholds (which depend on family composition) then you receive a reduction in the amount of tax that you need to pay. The formula for calculating the reduction is complex but to benefit in 2011 your income for 2010 cannot exceed €23,572 per year for a single person and €34,586 for a couple, with further increases for children Broadly speaking, the tax authority will take your net income (revenu fiscal de référence) and then reduce this sum by an amount per 'household part', and the level of your taxe d'habitation is capped at 3.44% of this final reference figure. Example: A couple with a net income of €15,000 and a local tax liability before reduction of €500. Their net income figure receives an abatement of €8,069 (for a couple), giving a figure of €6,931 as the basis for determining the tax payable. The tax payable would then be €6,931 x 3.44% = €238, giving a reduction of €262. Normally, the above reductions and exemptions are granted automatically by the tax authority on the basis of information obtained from you annual income tax return. So you do not need to apply to receive entitlement. Those in receipt of Revenu de Solidarité Active (RSA) also normally receive complete exoneration from the both the taxe d'habitation and la redevance audiovisuelle. Separately from the general rebates, local authorities also have discretion to grant a rebate up to 15% to those on modest incomes, provided the applicant meets the income limits above, and that the rateable value of their home is not greater than 130% of the average for the area. [/quote] [/quote] My sincere apologies Debra... I have looked again at my tax d`habitation demand and see that it has indeed been reduced by 66%. Since this was my first tax d`habitation demand and thinking that I would receive an exoneration, I had not looked at it properly (having it thrown it in the "things to be paid" pile in disgust! (following on from my fonciere experience!) Sorry about that.

[quote user="Debra"]You won't be liable to income tax but that is the only way you will get a reduction in tax d'habitation due to low income - its done automatically via the details from your tax return. [/quote] Sorry debra, thats not quite correct. I am in the same position as the OP with regard to disability and income and I was specifically told that I would not get an automatic reduction in tax d`habitation via the details in my tax return, but have to apply and submit ALL documentary evidence, ie bank statements, disability pension certificates (all translated etc) in order for that to be considered.

[quote user="Chancer"]I have paid all my bills in cash since 2005, I doubt that they have sufficient imagination around here to suspect money laundering.   [/quote] Yes, you are perfectly correct. I have just been to the Tresorie and paid in cash. Not even a second glance and the cash was put in the cash drawer with all the rest of the taxes which appear to have been paid in cash today (last day before deadline).

This may sound like a silly question. I have arranged to pay my Fonciere directly at the local Tresorie, however on the bill, they have specified payment by bank cheque (if attending in person). Does this mean that they do not accept cash? The reason I ask is that I am awaiting a new cheque book, and have to pay in cash before the 15th Oct deadline.

Does anyone have any experience of up to date prices/quotes for wall plaster skim here in France? Many thanks.

Thanks for all that. The thing that is unclear to me is that I have already submitted documentary evidence to the tax authorities to the effect that I am disabled, cannot work, and receive a UK ill health pension to that effect. For that, I already receive the extra "demi part" in respect of income tax calculation. The tax fonciere is different in that is does not mention any clause re being unable to support oneself by working because of being unwell or handicapped (a situation I now find myself in due to change in financial circumstances since I arrived here, and one which has resulted in my house now going up for sale so I can return to the UK), , hence my not being elegible for exoneration. In respect of the tax habitation, the tax website does say that tax payer does not have to do anything and any deduction or exoneration will be applied automatically. ( I fulfuill the other criteria re residency and being under the revenue plafond). I do appreciate that a medical certificate will probably be asked for. My doctor has previously refused to provide this on the basis that I do not have any medical records here in France in respect of my disability (I moved here last year), and for me to establish medical records here, would have to undergo a raft of tests (again), which I am not prepared to do, given the fact that, hopefully, I may return to the UK in the near future.

"soit infirme ou invalide ne pouvant subvenir à vos besoins par votre travail" As regards the Tax d`Habitation.....the above phrase is one of the conditions of exoneration. What does this actually mean?

Thank you Cooperlola, much obliged.

[quote user="idun"][quote user="stan"][quote user="idun"]Stan the rules are all on your bill anyway, on the back, so do you really think that you qualify?[/quote] The rules are on the back of my bill, the same as the website idun, and I am asking this forum for their experience (if any), as to whether I do qualify, based on the question I have repeatedly asked, ie abattement personne invalide/allocation invalidité. [/quote]   I am at a loss really, you have obviously read the rules and it looks like you don't qualify, so what do you want 'us' to say. If you aren't happy about it, then go along with all your paperwork and ask (and take copies to give them, so that they don't try and keep the originals). I do know that I was quite shocked some years ago as my friend's widowed MIL on a very low income still had a fairly hefty bill to pay and my friend reckoned that the only 'help' she was entitled to was to ask her children, but she never did. [/quote] Maybe if I re-phrased the question idun, it would be clearer to you what I was actually asking. I was asking basically if the entitlement to "abattement personne invalide" was comparable, or the same meaning as "allocation handicap". As it turns out, the question was answered satisfactorily by Sunday Driver, and confirmed this afternoon by the local tax office, as not being the same or comparable and I have been directed to the  MDPH. So, thanks to everyone for their input.

Thanks Sunday Driver, that unfortunately for me, answers the question.

[quote user="idun"]Stan the rules are all on your bill anyway, on the back, so do you really think that you qualify?[/quote] The rules are on the back of my bill, the same as the website idun, and I am asking this forum for their experience (if any), as to whether I do qualify, based on the question I have repeatedly asked, ie abattement personne invalide/allocation invalidité.

[quote user="NormanH"]Sorry to hear that. Have you tried an 'Assitante Sociale'?  They are up in what you can and can't claim. [/quote] Thanks NormanH, no I have`nt tried that. I have sent an email to the tax office asking them to clarify the amount of tax fonciere, given the fact that I am below the plafond for revenu fiscal, I live in my primary and only residence, and that I received an "abattement personne invalide" on this year`s tax avis after I sent them translated documents stataing that I am in receipt of an ill-health UK goverment pension following a work accident which has left me with a disablement figure of 75%. I don`t know if this is the equivalent of the "soit être titulaire de l'allocation aux adultes handicapés (AAH)" which is mentioned on the gouv.fr website. I think I will just wait and get it from the horse`s mouth, so to speak!

[quote user="pachapapa"][quote user="stan"]I have just received my Tax Fonciere...no exoneration or discount despite the "abattement personne invalide" on my "avis d`impot sur le revenu", and despite my "revenu fiscal de reference" being under the plafond, and the property being our one and only, and primary residence! I don`t know if the "allocation" for handicapped or invalids is the same thing as the "abbatement personne invalide" as per the avis d`impot...obviously not. [/quote] Under certain conditions @ 60 exoneration TH. Under certain conditions @ 65 dégrevement d'office of € 100 TFPB. Under certain conditions @ 75 exoneration TFPB.   [/quote] Sorry pachapapa, I have no idea what this means.

I have just received my Tax Fonciere...no exoneration or discount despite the "abattement personne invalide" on my "avis d`impot sur le revenu", and despite my "revenu fiscal de reference" being under the plafond, and the property being our one and only, and primary residence! I don`t know if the "allocation" for handicapped or invalids is the same thing as the "abbatement personne invalide" as per the avis d`impot...obviously not.

Just in case you miss it !..... Q: As a retired teacher, I have a government pension which is taxed at source in the UK. As I have already paid the tax on it in the UK, do I really need to declare it in France? A: Yes, ‘government’ pensions such as those paid to teachers, civil servants, police and armed forces remain taxable in the UK but they have to be declared in France because the income is taken into account for determining which tax band your other French taxable income falls into. Having declared the pension here, you are then entitled to a corresponding French tax credit so you don’t end up paying tax twice over. So, on form 2047, your gross pension goes in section I PENSIONS, RETRAITES, RENTES. The total then go across to box 1AS (or box 1BS if it’s your wife’s pension) on the form 2042. Then to get the tax credit, you enter the gross amount of the pension on form 2047 section VI REVENUS IMPOSABLES DE SOURCE ETRANGER OUVRANT DROIT A UN CREDIT D’IMPOT EGAL AU MONTANT DE L’IMPOT FRANCAIS CORRESPONDANT A CES REVENUS then transfer the total across to box 8TK on the form 2042. That's it for your ‘government’ pension.

The answer is in the French tax FAQs at the top of the Finance page. Look where it says "that is for your Govt Pension". I too have a Govt pension and successfully followed the procedure as contained within this thread.