VAT on property
Property Value Added Tax on property (VAT on property) is a tax levied by the French State, when the sale concerns a new property whether it is housing or building land.
VAT on property and acquisition of housing
We must distinguish between new buildings old buildings:
1. Old housings
Sales of buildings completed for more than 5 years are exempt from VAT
2. New housings
Sales of buildings completed within the last 5 years are subject to VAT at 20%)
VAT on property and acquisition of building land
To determine the tax system, we must distinguish two cases:
1. Transfers between individuals
Only registration fees are due (5.09%, 5.80% worn in most departments), no VAT.
2. The land sold by a professional
Land sales by a VAT registered business are subject to VAT at 20%, the buyer is an individual or not. VAT is normally paid by the seller.
If he had bought the land to a non-taxable person for VAT, the VAT will apply to margin and the buyer must pay 5.09% of registration fees currently charged at 5.80% in most departments.
If the trader had purchased the land from a taxable person for VAT, the VAT will apply to the whole sale price. In return, the buyer will benefit from registration fees reduced to 0.715%.
- I buy a property for which the mandate of sale provides that the payment of real estate agency commission is the responsibility of the seller. Why is this commission included in the base for calculating notaire fees?
- I am a tenant of my principal residence and owner of my second home. I want to sell it so I can buy a new home that I will assign to my main home. This residence is worth 300.000 €, but I still have 100.000 € of credit to refund. [...]
- I am a partner of an SCI that was incorporated in 1950 for a period of 50 years. No extension has been made at the end of the term, but SCI is still active today. Is it possible to regularize a posteriori?