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Failing to declare a change of address may lead you to receive a council tax notice on second homes, as the tax authorities consider that you are a multiple owner. Explanations.
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– 82% of owners have correctly made their declaration via GMBI according to the 2023 activity report of Public Finance.
Still a few holes in the racket. During a press point organized on June 11, the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) indicated that around 2.7 million owners had declared a change in situation this year via the tool “Manage my real estate”, (GMBI). A number which seems insufficient compared to the 10% of French people (around 7 million) who move every year, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee).
Owners are therefore missing. However, it is indeed a “new reporting obligation”recalled Amélie Verdier, general director of the DGFIP. “Without there being any intention of fraud, some taxpayers believe, according to an old urban legend, that the tax administration already knows everything, which is not the case,” she warned. Because since January 1, 2023, owners have the obligation to indicate via their particular space on the impots.gouv.fr site (tab “Real estate”) the use they have of the different accommodations or “local” that they own and in particular whether such apartment or house must be declared as their main or secondary residence.
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Your former main residence can be considered your second home
However, in the event of a move, your former main residence may be considered as a secondary residence if you have not taken the necessary steps, which may result in “upon receipt of an incorrect council tax notice on second homes (THRS)”, confirms Damien Robinet, representative of the Solidaires public finance union. Because if the housing tax on main residences was indeed abolished during Emmanuel Macron’s first five-year term, it remains for second homes. Thus, if an individual indicates having moved in his income tax return, but without specifying that he no longer owns his former accommodation in the GMBI tool, the latter can be considered as a vacation spot likely to be taxed. , and the beating, depending on the city, can be severe.
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It is therefore advisable to declare any change of address in your particular space and to check that you are not considered as a multi-owner by the tax authorities if this is not the case. As a reminder, in addition to the housing tax on second homes, the absence of declaration on the use of your property before July 1st may give rise to a fine of 150 euros per premises if “the required information has not been communicated to the administration”, provides the general tax code.
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