TV ROYALTY. The audiovisual license fee is officially abolished. A news that should lead to the payment of a small surprise for 6.2 million households in the coming weeks.
[Mis à jour le 24 août 2022 à 10h41] The abolition of the audiovisual royalty has been validated by the Constitutional Council, de facto, this tax of 138 euros in mainland France and 88 euros overseas is no longer to be paid! A saving for nearly 23 million taxpayers in France and a shortfall of 3.1 billion euros for the State, each year. To compensate for this loss, it could now be financed by VAT. Still, this deletion will allow many taxpayers to benefit from a refund during the month of September! A good surprise, especially in this period of galloping inflation (6.1% in July over one year). Different situations exist with regard to reimbursement, particularly in relation to your monthly payment. We explain everything below.
If you are part of monthly households and you are exempt from housing tax, a refund from the tax authorities should arrive in your bank account during the month of September. It is also possible that you still pay the housing tax while being paid monthly, in this case, the 138 euros corresponding to this audiovisual fee will be returned to you in October by bank transfer. Your monthly payments relating to the housing tax may also be reduced. Last case, if you are not paid monthly, you will not have to take any action. Since the tv license fee has been abolished, you no longer have to pay it.
The TV license fee is a tax used to finance public broadcasting. Households that have a similar device (video recorder, DVD player or video projector) equipped with a tuner and connected to a screen, for example, are also concerned. The contribution to public broadcasting is due for a tax household, regardless of the number of televisions and residences subject to housing tax. The amount of the contribution to public broadcasting (CAP) is 138 euros in mainland France and 88 euros in the overseas departments. The deadline was set for November 20. You therefore expose yourself to an increase in the contribution to public broadcasting.
The abolition of the tv license fee will give rise to various reimbursements during the months of September and October 2022. There are three main situations, here they are:
- Monthly payment and exempt from housing tax : reimbursement in September by bank transfer
- Monthly payment and payment of housing tax : reimbursement in October
- Not monthly : no steps
The TV license fee is paid at the same time as the residence tax. If you are one of the households totally exempt thanks to the abolition of local tax on main residences, you will still receive a council tax notice, notifying you that you have nothing to pay, but that you must still pay the TV license fee. Payment deadline is November 15 (November 20 if paying online). Remember that a 10% surcharge applies in the event of late payment.
In 2021the public audiovisual contribution amounts to 138 euros, for everyone and regardless of the composition of your household or the number of television sets. This is the same rate as last year’s TV license fee. Overseas, it is lower since it stands at 88 euros. As a reminder, the contribution to public broadcasting must be paid each year. Since 2005, it is backed by the housing tax. Its amount is therefore entered on local tax notice.
You discover that you are liable for the TV license fee and want to know if there are any exemption situations? Here are the taxpayers who are not subject to this tax:
- You benefit from the AAH and your income does not exceed a ceiling.
- You are disabled or live with a disabled person: exemption is possible, again subject to income.
- Your reference tax income is equal to 0.
- You are under 21 (or under 25 and studying) and are still attached to your parents’ tax household.
- You are over 60 or you are a widow (or widower): it is possible to benefit from an exemption subject to income (see below).
- You receive the minimum old age (ASPA) or the UPS.
- You live in an nursing home or a retirement home.
Remember that the reference tax income must also not exceed certain ceilings. Here are the reference tax income limits not to be exceeded:
- 1 share: 11,120 euros
- 1.5 shares: 14,089 euros
- 2 units: €17,058
- 2.5 units: €20,027
- 3 shares: 22,996 euros