By renting out your villa you generate rental income, making you taxable in France.

The "good" news is that the tax burden is low. For a classified property, it is around 8%. In some cases, the tax burden is even zero.

Our goal is succesfull and carefree rental. We are happy to help you with this. See point 5, Services VillaSud.

Please note we do not discuss taxes that apply to you as the owner of a villa, such as the Taxe Foncières, Taxe d'Habitation and Taxe sur la plus value.


We cannot emphasize enough how important it is that you register and classify your villa.

Registration is a (often) mandatory. You are not allowed to rent out if you are not registered with the commune in which your villa is located. Once you are registered, you can have your villa classified, making optimal use of all kinds of attractive tax benefits.


Please read the following information very carefully.

  1. Registration and classification
  2. Taxe de sejour | Tourist tax
  3. Overview Taxe de Séjour per commune/village
  4. Impôts sur le revenue | Income Tax 
  5. Services VillaSud; our way of helping you.  

Expert 

Questions about your taxes? Please contact an expert accountant's firm for this.

We recommend that you file your French tax returns on time and pay the taxes due. Given the complexity of the French administration and tax returns, it is wise to have an expert accountancy firm assist you with this.


Disclaimer 

VillaSud strives to always provide correct and up-to-date information on this website. Although this information has been compiled with the greatest possible care, VillaSud does not guarantee the completeness, correctness or topicality of the information. The legal information on the website is of a general nature and cannot be regarded as a substitute for legal advice. Please let us know if you notice any errors or ambiguities! Then we can correct it as soon as possible.