permis de construire and..taxes

[Fmn]

We have just received our permis de construire and the first page indicated that we are liable for three different sorts of taxes.  This amounts to a whopping 2600euros to be paid in two installments at 18months and 36 months apart.  Could someone say whether this is an indication of habitation or fonciere or a one off payment because we have extended the living space in the house?  The taxes are;

Taxe Locale D'equipment

Taxe Departementale (architecture, urbanisme, environnemente)

Taxe pour les espaces Naturels

Thanks

Fran

[BJSLIV]

 

The taxes are based on the floor area created, multiplied by a set amount per metre, which is then multiplied by a percentage set locally of typically 2-5%. If your local percentage is similar to most I guess you are creating something like 150sq metres of accommodation, which will eventually bring with it a sizeable increase in Fonciere and Habitation.

In the overall scheme of things the taxes are not that significant / whopping, its just that they tend to come as a bit of a surprise, like the "compulsory" Assurance Domage Ouvrage.

[Fmn]

Thanks B...

So this is a one off tax connected to our increase in size of house right?  You're quite right of course - we've added 143sq metres from the chai.  This has actually added a third again to the total sq meterage floor space.  Any chance that this will logically add one third to our taxe fonciere.  And I thought the habitation was based on income?  Wrong again?

Fran

[BJSLIV]

There are others who can tell you more about the discounts that come for the taxe d'habitation which largely depend on the number of people who live there. The base tax however is related to a notional rental value, a bit like the old rateable value in the UK. It is driven by the size and "quality" of the property. So things like additional bathrooms, toilets, central heating, and general newness can tend to push up the taxes disproportionately. I don't think the Fisc puts a value on rustic tumbledown charm which always seem to get off relatively lightly.

It will be interesting to hear how your extension is handled, because the added rental value from additional new bit, even if its a large new bit, is possibly harder to calculate than a similar job which was entirely self-contained.