MJ – Not my favourite subject!. Lloyd has recently had to pay a French tax “avis d’imposition “which is a assessment notice or tax notice
LA – In my case it was similar to stamp duty that you would have to pay if you bought a house here in the UK for me it was buying the land to build the house on.
Whilst you would normally have to paid in one hit in the UK, thankfully in France it is split in 2 payments 12 months apart.
MJ – Normally the tax notices are sent from the second week of August until the end of the month. Taxpayers who have recently changed address should contact their local tax office or tax service for individuals, whose details are listed on the last tax.
Some taxes you can pay online - http://impots.gouv.fr
MJ – I have paid both the Tax Foncière and Taxe d’habiatation using the website. Taxe Foncière is the tax that is levied on property owners and usually payable in October,. The other property tax is the Taxe d’Habitation, and this is paid by the occupiers of a property, whether they own it or rent it and is payable in November each year.
LA – Was it straightforward?
MJ – Yes and unlike in the UK where you might get a 1 line email saying you have paid being French you get to print out a nice full page certificate!
Website links from the show:
French Tax Payment Website - http://impots.gouv.fr
LA – Website for this episode www.tv5.org or www.tvmonde.com which is actually the same site You can also get it on your mobile m.tv5monde.com also iTunes app to download. For Android users go to Android Market and search for tv5monde. Available on air Sky 799 or Virgin 825
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