Property tax: buy new accommodation, the unknown tip to save two years of tax

Once you have become a real estate owner, you will become indebted to the property tax, the amount of which jumped almost 33% in 10 years. However, you can be exempt for two years, in a very specific case.

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Owner of a house or apartment purchased in Vefa (Sale in the future state of completion), you have finally received the keys your property from the promoter, whose booking contract you signed two years ago already. There taxation Associate offers you an additional opportunity to rejoice. Yes, you read well: having purchased your accommodation in VEFA will give you the right to an exemption from property tax during two years old according to theArticle 1383 of the general tax code. An exemption “Partial or total”specifies the tax site.gouv.fr. Which will always be good to take, in the context of The outbreak of almost 33% of the property tax Between 2013 and 2023, according to the National Union of Real Estate Owners (UNPI).

“In principle, this temporary exemption automatically applies to the municipal and inter -municipal shares of the property tax. It therefore covers all of this tax on the main and secondary residences ”explains the property developer Emerige on his website. While specifying that, “In some cases, this exemption may be partial”the municipality or the EPCI (public establishment of inter -municipal cooperation) which can decide, by deliberation before October 1 of each year, to modulate this exemption. According to the Bouygues Immobilier site, these are actually “Rare municipalities that offer Total exemption property tax » For new accommodation purchased on plan.

No exemption from household waste tax

Please note, the exemption from property tax on new constructions for two years is “Conditioned” by the owner, by the owner, of a land declaration with the land tax service of the location of the property, in 90 days Following its completion, specifies the tax administration. In the absence of a declaration, you will have to pay the property tax at full rate. You can make this property declaration on the tax site.gouv.fr by clicking on the “real estate” tab after you have authenticated, then on the “Declare” button located under the property concerned in the list of goods held awaiting for Land declaration. Otherwise, you can complete the 6650-H1 form for individual houses or 6652-H2 for apartments, and send it to the land service of the location of the property.

The property tax exemption will start from the January 1 of the year following that of the end of the construction. For example, if your property in VEFA is delivered to you on January 30, 2025, you will be exempt from property tax, partially or in whole, from January 1, 2026, for a period of two years. Note that the household waste removal tax is not affected by this exemption, you will therefore receive a notice of payment concerning it.