paul1812 Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Dear fellow forum contributors and experts We are in the process of buying a house in the Cognac area of France. The house is in a hamlet and is classed as a farm house with no taxe d’habitation payed by the previous owner.My question is: "do we have to apply for a change of use" and how and to whom do we apply?Kind regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 The previous owners probably did not pay d'habitation as their income was low, not because it was exempt. You still pay tax d'habitation on a famhouse. Don't worry, when you buy the house and declare your income to the French in 2006, they will soon send you a bill, ...... or not. I have been here threee years and not had one yet, asked at the Impots Office and they said "Don't worry about it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Their age too would have been a factor if they were 65 or over as they would have been exempt especially with a low income as well. You will have to pay sometime,new ownership details are sent automatically to the local Trésor Public who will then either write to you to confirm habitation and personal details or just estimate what you will be paying, in any case it won't be a great deal if it is inthe country and not a huge huge place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1812 Posted September 29, 2005 Author Share Posted September 29, 2005 Many thanks to Val2 and Ron for their speedy reply.I think it may have been an age thing with the previous owner. I shall sit and wait for the letter. RegardsPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantouflard Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 I wasn't sent a bill in my first full year (despite querying it and being told it'll sort itself out). The following year I received 2 bills, which was less welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 The last owner of our house was a widow and she didn't pay Tax d'hab. Like Ron we've been here three years and haven't had a bill yet. I went to the local office and to the prefecture last year and said I wanted to pay and they said" Why?" But expecting a bill soon - I hope not triple. Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkfluff<P>Big Wet Drops and Lots of Them, Are a Sure Sign of Rain!<P> Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 We have recieved our first tax fonciere and have yet to recieve the tax habitation can anyone tell me if the habit tax is more or less than the fonciere so I can budget accordingly And is like a pole tax as there are three people living including my mum who is over 65 thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenniswitch Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I believe the taxe d'habitation is based upon the rental value (as a residence) of a dwelling. Type in "taxe d'habitation" in Google or another search engine and you should get links to a lot of info. (Google offers translations, albeit mechanical ones, also.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantine<br><br><br><br>Susie Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 [quote]I believe the taxe d'habitation is based upon the rental value (as a residence) of a dwelling. Type in "taxe d'habitation" in Google or another search engine and you should get links to a lot of info...[/quote]Isn't Td'H based on the declaration of the property on the H1 form ie: how many rooms, surface habitable, how many bathrooms, sinks, toilets, pool, terrace etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Isn't Td'H based on the declaration of the property on the H1 form ?And from this data the Hotel Des impots calculate the notional rental value which is used as the basis for calculating the taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0The Plan ManAll the best,<br><br>StewartddMMyyyy0Falseen-USAll the best,<br><br>StewartTrue Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I don't know your personal circumstances, but if it is unlikely that you will be drawing on an income you may be able to register as a pauper (regardless of your paper wealth), thereby avoiding half of the tax.Stewartwww.maisonplan.comwww.gite-les-roches.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 [quote]I don't know your personal circumstances, but if it is unlikely that you will be drawing on an income you may be able to register as a pauper (regardless of your paper wealth), thereby avoiding half o...[/quote]"but if it is unlikely that you will be drawing on an income you may be able to register as a pauper (regardless of your paper wealth), thereby avoiding half of the tax" What ???Stewart, this a new one on me, where did you read or hear this? Possible "exonerations" from this tax, very rough translationpeople who are exempt are:People on low incomes, those over 60 years, widowers and widows not paying income tax, the recipients of the special allowance of the mutual aid funds for the elderly and the holders of the handicapped "adult" allowance.So if you are a pensioner or on low income or handicapped, you pay NOTHING BUT if you do not declare any income your Southfork sized house and olympic sized pool may attract some attention from the authorities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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