Wrong address on invoice: can I still reduce CGT?
I am selling a property, and the notaire will not accept certain invoices to diminish the capital gains tax liability as they do not show the correct address or are not marked ‘ facture ’. I cannot get two large invoices re-done as the supplier, in this case a mason, has died and no one took over his business. Is there a procedure whereby I can swear an oath to the effect that they are genuine and were paid by me? I.M.
If the bills do not show the correct address, there is nothing that you can do as I doubt the notaire or tax office will accept a déclaration sur honneur.
Any attempt to change the facts after the event is always problematic and proving that you paid the invoice will not change the fact that the invoice is made out to an incorrect address.
The only alternative is to claim the 15% abatement based on the cost of the property if it has been owned for more than five years. If this is less than the amount of the total invoices then there is probably little that can be done to compensate for that.
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