napoleon Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Back in March 2015 I read a report in The Telegraph stating that the EU Court had ruled that the Social Charge imposed by M. Holland was illegal for non French residents selling their second homes. Could someone please clarify the current situation? We are planning to sell in about 5 to 10 years time and are hoping it has been resolved in our favour.Thanks, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsnips Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 [quote user="napoleon"]Back in March 2015 I read a report in The Telegraph stating that the EU Court had ruled that the Social Charge imposed by M. Holland was illegal for non French residents selling their second homes. Could someone please clarify the current situation? We are planning to sell in about 5 to 10 years time and are hoping it has been resolved in our favour.Thanks, Alistair[/quote]:Here are two links to sources giving the present situation ; (there is still an ongoing dispute at CJE level about the legality of the french position. )The second link includes details of the special exemption (subject to certain conditions ) given to some non-residents ; whether this will still be available after Brexit is unknown. #https://patrimoine.lesechos.fr/impots/impots-revenu/0211940316171-special-impots-2017-les-non-residents-doivent-ils-payer-la-csg-sur-les-revenus-du-patrimoine-2080516.php#https://www.impots.gouv.fr/portail/international-particulier/plus-values-immobilieres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleon Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Thank you for your quick and clear reply. I will look closely at the two sources. The topic seems to have gone to ground in the press even though it is a significant decision for many non-residents. Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 And if you are selling in a few years time Brexit will probably change the rules again. You will be selling under the non-Eu resident rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsnips Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Hi, Taxes and CSG on french house sales are the same for non-residents regardless of their country of residence. There used to be a higher rate for residents of "third countries" but this was ruled illegal by the conseil constitutionel. In fact there is ongoing litigation which may prove advantageous to "third country" residents ;see here;https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/budget-fiscalite/0301159470835-csg-des-non-residents-le-nouvel-imbroglio-fiscal-2145672.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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