Bad surprise for many French households when opening their mail in recent days. The discovery erroneous tax notices subjecting them to a tax on vacant housingalthough they occupy or rent the property concerned.
If you have received this type of mail, don't panic! It is a “administrative error”, In any case, this is what the public finance department confirmed. Due to a national computer problem affecting the taxation of vacant housing, thousands of letters were sent in error.
This dysfunction affects two types of taxes: tax on vacant housing (TLV), applicable in 3,700 municipalities in 2024, and the housing tax on vacant premises (THLV), implemented in 6,417 municipalities.
General panic in the offices for agents of the Personal Tax Services (SIP). Physical receptions are overflowing and contact centers are struggling to meet demand. The CGT Public Finances regrets the lack of communication from regional management, both towards users and towards agents.
“Cancellation of this notice will be carried out automatically”
“In a context of the loss of 730 jobs announced for January 2025, these errors aggravate the overload of agents, already chronically understaffed. We warned as early as February 2023 of the risks of a rushed implementation of the new tools”, recalls the union, denouncing a lack of investment in IT and human infrastructure.
The public finance department recognizes that letters were sent wrongly. “This is an administrative error and the cancellation of this notice will be carried out automatically, without any action on your part. You will receive in the coming weeks, by post, the letter canceling your initial notice Your tax department may contact you if additional information is necessary to update your file.specifies Taxes.
