lodgers

[Michellea]

Advice Needed
Can anyone help with this subject. We have been asked by various people if we could provide lodgings (Room only)for young french people working here (50)in the summer. we would like to be able to do this and will not include food, although use of kitchen facilities are available .This worked for us in England quite well,when we used to take in foreign students.
Anyway back to the points in question

1.Will we have to register with anyone to do this ....as we would not technically be a B&B or hotel

2. Would we just declare income on ouR yearly tax form after taking into account usage of water,electric etc.

3. would we need any extra household insurance.

Thanks in anticipation...ps hope this is the correct message board
Michelle

[Will]

Michelle

No doubt others will be able to tell you differently but from our own experiences with running something virtually the same as a B&B but for a specialised, non-tourist market, and from other topics here about taxation etc of B&Bs, I would imagine that:

1. You would not need to register as such (we're in 50 and we don't need to register our accommodation) - no harm however in just telling the mairie what you propose and see what they say.

2. If it is not your main source of income (and it's below the micro-bic limit which I think is 76,000) you just enter the turnover in the appropriate box of your tax return and the tax office will automatically deduct 72% of this to cover expenses.

3. I'm sure it will be desirable to have cover for paying guests added to your house insurance. The extra for us was very small, well worth it for peace of mind.

You say it's room only, no food. Does that mean you won't even offer soft drinks, tea or coffee, fruit juice etc? If you get a 'petit licence' from your local Douanes office (no charge in 50) you will be legally entitled to offer such refreshments.

Hope this helps - it all seems so simple that I'm sure I must be overlooking something. I'm sure somebody else will point it out if that's the case.

Will (50)