Leboncoin: be careful, the tax authorities will tax these users in 2025!

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The tax authorities will closely scrutinize certain transactions carried out on Leboncoin during the year. And some sellers may also be subject to a tax audit in 2025. Here is everything you need to know.

Are you concerned ?

Let's start with some good news. The vast majority of French users of the classifieds site will not be affected. As specified by 01Net, occasional transactions are in fact not taxable and are therefore of no interest to the tax authorities.

Each year, the platform communicates the list of operations carried out on the service. The tax authorities will then sort between private and professional sellers. If you have carried out more than 30 transactions in one year and this has generated profits of more than 2,000 euros, you will be considered a professional.

This distinction has real consequences for those concerned. Below the threshold, you risk absolutely nothing and Leboncoin will not even transmit your information to the authorities. Above this threshold, the tax authorities will conduct investigations to identify whether undeclared sellers are operating on the site, our colleagues report.

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Exceptions to be aware of

You should also know that certain practices can put you in the professional seller category. For example, if you buy goods for the sole purpose of reselling them on the service, or if you design objects with the idea of ​​marketing them on the site. Ultimately, tax audits can result in a reclassification of your profits as industrial and commercial profits, which can increase the bill.

Some other special cases

01Net also returns to certain specific categories on Leboncoin. So, if you sell a service, for example holiday rentals, the income must be declared to the tax authorities from the first euro.

Finally, if the tax authorities do not recover taxes on sales of household appliances, furnished goods and cars, any other goods sold for more than 5000 euros that do not fall into these categories are taxed at 36.2%.

As it is not always easy to find your way around, and if you find yourself in the categories mentioned in our article, you can find a simulator developed by the public service to see things more clearly.

What you need to remember:

• Some little-known tax rules apply to Leboncoin
• If you have not made more than 30 transactions in one year or exceeded 2000 euros in profits in one year, you are not concerned
• Above, there are certain rules to know and formalities to complete

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