How can you claim uk incurred/paid costs on property from French Capital gains

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Having problems claiming UK costs ie materials supplied and labour from UK against the French capital gain arising on a sale of a french property owned by an owner non resident in france.

Any ideas how to claim successfully??

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By duncanedwards
15th Aug 2014 09:34

What's the exact issue?
Is it the nature of the costs or simply the fact that they were incurred into UK? If the latter, surely that's inconsistent with EU law.

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By johngroganjga
15th Aug 2014 10:05

Yes you will need to explain the basis on which the claim is being resisted before anyone can help you.

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By Mudweight
15th Aug 2014 16:12

Thank you.  The costs were

Thank you.  The costs were incurred both locally and in the uk.  the french tax authorities say that costs paid for in the uk are not allowable!!!!!!!!!!  Does not seem to be the nature of the costs.  Its for all normal building matrials and structural fittings.  

Yes seems to me to be ""inconsistent""" with EU law.  French tax authorities seem happy to flaunt EU law.  Just wondering if anyone else had suffered similarly and if anyone had managed to resolve such a problem.

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By johngroganjga
15th Aug 2014 16:26

The labour must presumably have been provided in France? Materials could perhaps have been purchased from UK suppliers and shipped over, but the labour could only have been provided in situ couldn't it?  So it's the nationality of the contractors that's the problem is it?  Never mind EU law - that's racism.

We can all apply logic and common sense to this but you are asking about questions of French law.  I think you will need a French lawyer to help you.

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By Mudweight
15th Aug 2014 17:07

You are quite right johngr, but logic and common sense seem to have by passed the authorities.

Its back to the french lawyers. thanks again

 

 

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