johnycarper Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Can anyone help please as we have friends who went back to England earlier this year and were told at the sale of their house that they will have to pay next years taxes.I have said that i cannot believe that you will be liable for someone else's taxes,can anyone confirm for me please to put their mind at rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Assuming that the sale went through after 1st Jan this year, they will have to pay the TdH bill and TF bill that have arrived/will arrive this autumn. The proportioning between vendor and purchaser should have been taken care of in the sale process and may have resulted in an adjustment to the amount which was paid over to them.RegardsPickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 As Pickles said, not next years bill, just if they owned the house on the 1st of Jan. And then it is only the taxe fonciere that is usually shared, using the number of days each was in possession on the property based on the previous years bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 It is customary in some parts, but the Foncières is only shared if the buyer agrees to this in the Acte de Vente. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Are you sure this relates to property taxes? If they have been resident here then they will have to fill out a(n income) tax form next May and may have to pay taxes in 2012 for the part of 2011 they were resident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I think it does, Andy.It's the familiar case of people not realising their property tax liability arises as of 1 January. They think the bill that arrives in the autumn (ie, for the current year) is for next year's taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 [quote user="nomoss"]It is customary in some parts, but the Foncières is only shared if the buyer agrees to this in the Acte de Vente.[/quote] exactly if it isn't mentioned in the paper work; then the property owner on Jan 1st cops for the full year's bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnycarper Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Thanks for all the replies it will put our friends at ease and not be expecting a big bill.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 They will be getting the bills, unless they paid by prelevement now'ish though, they do understand that. When they sold up, they should, if it was a shared bill, have had the new owners payment already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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