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Article 1407 of the French General Tax Code

I. – Council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling is due: 1° For all furnished premises allocated to residential use other than those allocated to the main residence; 2° For premises furnished in accordance with their intended purpose and occupied privately by companies, associations and private bodies and which are not retained for the establishment of the business property tax; 3° For…

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Article 1407 bis of the French General Tax Code

Municipalities other than those referred to in Article 232 may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, make dwellings that have been vacant for more than two years on 1st January of the tax year subject to council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not used as a main residence, for the municipal share and the share payable to public establishments…

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Article 1407 ter of the French General Tax Code

I. – In municipalities classified in the geographical areas mentioned in I of Article 232, the municipal council may, by a resolution passed under the conditions laid down in article 1639 A bis, increase by a percentage of between 5% and 60% its share of the council tax assessment on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling due in respect of furnished accommodation. The proceeds…

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Article 1408 of the French General Tax Code

I. – The tax is established in the name of the persons who have, in whatever capacity, the disposal or enjoyment of the taxable premises. However, for the taxation referred to in article 1407 bis, the tax is established in the name of the owner, the usufructuary, the lessee of the construction or rehabilitation lease or the emphyteutic lessee who has had possession of the premises since the start of…

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Article 1409 of the French General Tax Code

Housing tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling is calculated on the basis of the rental value of the dwellings and their outbuildings, such as garages, pleasure gardens, parks and playgrounds. This rental value is determined according to the rules defined in articles 1494 to 1508, 1516 to 1518 A ter and 1518 A quinquies.

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Article 1411 bis of the French General Tax Code

The rental value of premises allocated exclusively to the accommodation of seasonal agricultural employees under the conditions provided for by Article L. 716-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as accommodation for apprentices, whose status is governed by the provisions of Book II of Part Six of the Labour Code, under the conditions set out in article 6 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed…

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Article 1413 of the French General Tax Code

I. – Taxpayers may appeal against their omission from the roll within the period provided for in Article R. 196-2 of the Book of Tax Procedures. II. – When, in respect of a year, an assessment of council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises not used as a main residence has been made in the name of a person other than the person legally liable for the tax,…

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Article 1414 of the French General Tax Code

I. – (Repealed). I bis. – (Repealed). II. – The following are automatically exempted from council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises not used as a main residence: 1° Managers of young workers’ hostels, migrant workers’ hostels and hostel accommodation known as social residences, in respect of accommodation located in these hostels; 2° Organisations not engaged in profit-making operations or transactions, where they have entered into an agreement…

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Article 1414 B of the French General Tax Code

People who retain the use of the dwelling that was their main residence before being permanently housed in an establishment or service mentioned in 6° of I of Article L. 312-1 of the code de l’action sociale et des familles or in an establishment providing long-term care, mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 6143-5 of the Public Health Code, and including accommodation, to people who are not living…

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