For any work that you have done under a permit de construire you will need to make a declaration d'achevement and submit it to the Mairie. They in turn send it to the DDE who sends someone to inspect the work and then issue an attestation de conformite."
Does anyone know what the implications of this are? I'm not in France right now, so going to the Mairie is a bit difficult right now..
Many thanks
Put simply.....
When the work is completed you notify the authorities using the form you received with the original permission.
Once that form is submitted the clock starts ticking for the VAT.
If you sell within five years of the notified date of completion VAT at 19.6% will be deducted from, the sale proceeds less any /most of the VAT you paid out during the construction process.
John and Angie Moore (17)
Moorejw wrote:It is easy to overlook/forget this form as it arrives with your planning permission! We were reminded by our local Mairie recently (building work finished last June after 3 years hard graft!!) and promptly submitted the back-dated form. We had already submitted the building tax form and paid the required amount, as they send you a form each year until you have finished renovating but they do not inform the authorities at the DDE!!
If you send the declaration d achevement to the Marie you eventually ( AKA pretty quick) receive an H1 to complete from the Hotel des Impots.
Trade off is the earlier you fill in the H1 the sooner you can sell without TVA at 19.6% but the higher your rates bill is in the interim
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