We are now one week into 2026/27 tax year in the UK, meaning it has been possible to declare UK taxes for 2025/26 for the same period. The first few returns have come through and been filed which is good news.
As I write it is the last day of the UK 2025/26 fiscal year - the date being another reminder that the UK likes to do things differently. Who else would use a tax year dating from centuries ago.
Can you do your 2025/26 UK tax return yourself without the help of a Qualified Accountant? The answer is yes - but with an important "twist" if you are not resident in the UK.
Finally, the last part of this blog series – taxation of gites as a Louer en Meuble Professionnel. This only applies if (a) your gross turnover is over 23000 Eur/year and (b) furnished rentals are the largest part of your active income.
In an earlier blog post I noted the difference between LMNP and LMP. I will talk first about the tax Implications of LMNP. The concept of LMNP is that the gite business is business income.
As I considered it, the tax section splits more logically into three - doing specific tax treatments after another key question. This is "Am I a professional landlord?"
A short break from Gites today...another watchout for you on Uk vs French tax.
My last post touched on whether you can validly run a Gite. Before we even talk about tax, the next question is "should you run a gite?"
Given our other business is running Gites in Normandy, it seemed topical to do a few posts on Gites: CAN you run a Gite, SHOULD you run a Gite and then a Gite owners view on GITE TAX. For what should be a "tame" topic the politics of Rental property ownership/perceived shortage of accommodation in big cities is making...
You may now be planning your 2025 French tax return and maybe your 2025/26 UK tax return. It is important to get them right. I talked earlier in my blog about residence and why it matters for tax. Instead of tax "mumbo jumbo" some numbers may be easier…
