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THE USE OF GOOGLE SATELLITE IMAGES TO SPOT UNDECLARED POOLS IS JUST ONE WAY IN WHICH IT IS BEING USED Tax inspectors regularly use technology to find fraudsters and tax dodgers, a report on
the activity of the Finance Ministry shows. One element is the recent use of Google satellites in certain areas to track unregistered pools. The ministry expects €40million to be recovered
from this, once the whole country has been checked. The system can also be used to check extensions, garages and other unexplained buildings that do not match tax service declarations,
though it has been found to be harder to analyse these. Pools should be declared to the tax office within 90 days of completion. This will add to the property value used to work out bills
for _taxe foncière_ (and _taxe d’habitation_ if it is a second home). Other ways inspectors use technology include: * Use of data in the _Gérer mes biens immobiliers_ service, which allows
landlords to see all their properties linked to their online tax account (but can also help inspectors check correct declarations for IFI, or of rents); RELATED ARTICLES SWIMMING POOLS,
SHEDS: TAX DUE ON INSTALLATION IS RISING IN FRANCE NEW SHED OR POOL AT YOUR FRENCH HOME? REMEMBER THE TAXE D’AMÉNAGEMENT CAN I ADD A SWIMMING POOL TO FRENCH HOME WITHOUT PAYING MORE IN TAX?
