Regulatory changeIn effectHousing taxNational

Owners required to declare the occupancy of their residential premises

Article 1418 of the General Tax Code, created by Article 16 of the 2020 Finance Act as part of the abolition of the housing tax on main residences, requires owners of residential premises to declare in what capacity they occupy them or, if they do not, the identity of the occupants or the reason for vacancy. The obligation applies from taxes levied for 2023, then at each change of situation.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Bruno Le Maire
Gouvernement
InitiatorGVT
Gérald Darmanin
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2023

Measure impact

All owners, individuals or legal entities, must file the declaration in the "Manage my real estate" service; the first deadline was postponed to 10 August 2023. Omission or inaccuracy carries a €150 fine per property. The data is used to levy the housing tax on second homes and the vacant housing taxes.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2019-1479 du 28 décembre 2019 de finances pour 2020, art. 16
Article: 16
Official Journal: JORF n° 0302 du 29 décembre 2019

Procedure timeline

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Completed
1 January 2023

Administrative implementation

Application

Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration

Obligation applicable à compter des impositions établies au titre de 2023 (E du VII de l'article 16)
Completed
28 December 2019

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi de finances pour 2020, publiée au Journal officiel du 29 décembre 2019