VAT Goods dealer
Real estate and property dealer VAT
The business of a real estate dealer involves buying real estate, either in their own name or through a company, and selling it for a profit.
In order to improve their margin, real estate dealers may employ various strategies, such as buying a building and then dividing it into lots for separate resale, renovating real estate to add value for sale…
Also, changes made to a real estate property and the extent of the renovations carried out can have an impact on the applicable real estate VAT regime for the transaction.
VAT Goods dealer
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The taxation applicable to real estate dealer transactions, particularly real estate VAT, is a highly complex subject that requires genuine expertise to make the right tax choices. Engaging a tax lawyer specializing in VAT for real estate dealer transactions is therefore essential to secure and optimize real estate operations.
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VAT Real estate promotion
The real estate development activity consists of producing real estate properties intended for sale. Real estate development mainly involves the construction and sale of real estate properties. Also, the construction and sale of real estate properties are subject to the rules governing the value-added tax: real estate VAT…
VAT Goods dealer
The activity of a real estate dealer involves purchasing real estate properties, either in one’s name or through a company, and reselling them for a profit.
In order to improve profit margins, a real estate dealer may employ various strategies, such as purchasing a building followed by its division into lots and separate resale of the lots, or renovating real estate properties to enhance their value for resale…
VAT Construction-sale
The VAT on construction-sale is the value-added tax applicable to the construction of real estate properties for resale. The VAT rate applicable to this type of real estate transaction is normally the standard rate. However, it may vary depending on various parameters such as the type of transaction and the profiles of the buyers…
VAT on business, professional and commercial real estate
Real estate held for professional purposes by a company, whether it is a civil or commercial activity, may be subject to real estate VAT.
Indeed, whether it is a professional real estate purchase or the sale of professional real estate, intended for the use of the company or for rent, the company must pay special attention to the application of the VAT regime.
Thus, certain real estate transactions may fall within the scope of VAT, while other transactions may be outside the scope or exempt from VAT, sometimes with possible option mechanisms.
Real estate VAT and complex transactions
Certain real estate transactions carried out by professionals, such as the restoration of historic monuments or classified buildings, can undergo a complex tax regime at the time of resale due to a tangle of various tax regimes that may apply. The real estate VAT applicable to this type of real estate transaction can then appear complex to determine. The tax complexity inherent in certain real estate transactions may stem from the fact that the company will sometimes have to take into account multiple real estate VAT regimes (VAT on new construction, VAT on buildings over 5 years old, different VAT rates, etc.) by ventilating its real estate transaction accordingly…