Real estate tax audit: anticipating the challenges of tax control

Fiscal control over real estate activity or assets may have significant financial consequences when some transactions have been misstructured or insufficiently documented.

Realize a real estate tax audit allows the identification of risk areas prior to any administration intervention and the adoption, where possible, of an appropriate security strategy.

Identifying tax risks before they become litigation

The audit may include the holding structure of buildings, income taxes, VAT, capital gains, works, flows between companies, financing or reporting obligations.

The aim is to identify positions that may be discussed by the administration, to assess the consequences of such positions and to verify that the necessary evidence is available.

Preparing a strategy for tax control

A tax audit is not limited to any anomalies. It also anticipates how an operation could be analysed by the administration and prepares an argumented tax position.

Where the situation permits, certain difficulties may be corrected or regularised before a check is opened.

The audit thus becomes a real tax strategy toolto prevent risk, to secure past operations and to organise future investments more effectively.

Master Édouard Pruvost specializes in tax strategy advice and assists investors, executives and businesses on complex issues of property taxation and tax control. If you would like to analyse the risks associated with your assets or your real estate operations, contact the firm for an audit and advice on a personalized tax strategy.