2023-08-01 23:03:48
Ten more days, after getting a month off. Initially scheduled for June 30, the date to finalize its declaration of real estate on the site Impots.gouv.fr was again postponed to August 10 at midnight. The fault in particular of a computer malfunction dating back to July 31, probably linked to the influx of taxpayers in a hurry to finalize this new reporting obligation.
“In recent days, many owners have validated the declaration of occupation of their real estate”, argued the Ministry of the Economy in a press release.
“To allow all owners a peaceful declaration and to ensure fair taxation of taxpayers, the Manage my real estate service will collect declarations until August 10,” he announced.
The tax authorities will be “benevolent”
This is the third postponement of this declaration campaign which took many owners by surprise and displeased the public finance unions who denounced in particular an overload of work for tax officials.
The deadline had already been postponed for the first time at the end of June by a month, from June 30 to July 31, the Ministry of the Economy then invoking “the influx of declarations”, then a second time by only 24 hours, from June 31 July to August 1, due to a problem accessing the tax website.
The obligation to declare real estate for residential use came into force on January 1 in order to identify the premises still liable for the residence tax. This was abolished for all main residences in 2023, but remains liable for secondary residences.
On the tax site, each owner must indicate for each of his properties his situation: if it is empty, in what capacity he occupies it himself or decline the identity of a possible tenant. Latecomers are liable to a fine of 150 euros, but “as this is a new procedure”, the Directorate General of Public Finance will show “benevolence” and “no penalty will be applied this year”.
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