There shall be levied for the benefit of the départements an additional tax on registration duties or land registration tax payable on transfers for valuable consideration:
1° of immovable property or immovable property rights located on their territory subject to land registration tax or registration duties at the rates provided for in articles 683 bis and 810;
2° of tangible movables sold publicly in the department;
3° of ministerial offices having their registered office in the department;
4° of businesses or clientele established on their territory and new goods dependent on these businesses;
5° leasehold rights or the benefit of a promise to lease relating to all or part of an immovable property regardless of the form given by the parties, whether it is described as a transfer of key money, severance pay or otherwise.
This tax, the collection of which is entrusted to the tax department, is set at 1.60%. The rate is set at 0.50% for transfers for valuable consideration referred to in 2°. For transfers referred to in 3°, 4° and 5° above evidenced by a deed executed or an agreement entered into on or after 1 January 2002, the rates of the tax are set at:
FRACTION OF TAXABLE VALUE |
APPLICABLE RATE |
%. |
|
Not exceeding €23,000 |
0 |
Between €23,000 and €107,000 |
0,60 |
More than €107,000 |
1.40 |
It is subject to the rules governing the chargeability, refund and recovery of the duties or tax to which it is added (1).