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April 6, 2020November 23, 2020

COVID-19: Tax return deadline updates

We hope that all is well with you and you and your family are staying safe and sane through these difficult times !

The new return filing dates and deadlines, which have been put back this year because of the Coronavirus crisis, are as follows:

March 30, 2020November 23, 2020

Declaration des Revenus 2020- Coronavirus

We hope that all is well with you, and that you and your family are keeping well through these very difficult times.

The French government have introduced fiscal measures to help alleviate the financial difficulties caused by COVID-19 but these apply principally to French resident businesses.

April 25, 2019November 23, 2020

The 2019 manual income tax returns have been released !

For first-year taxpayers who cannot file online, this will come as good news. In previous years the Tax Office has not released the manual returns until the start of May, which is only about two weeks before the filing deadline !

April 12, 2019November 23, 2020

2019 Declaration des Revenus online filing system now open !

Since this Wednesday 10th April, the online filing system at www.impots.gouv.fr for the filing of the annual personal income tax returns for the tax year 2018 has been open.

March 14, 2019November 23, 2020

2019 income tax – Impôt sur le Revenu

Tax year 2018, to be declared in 2019

The provisional presentation deadlines, to be confirmed by the Tax Office by early April, are as follows:

March 14, 2019November 23, 2020

2019 tax changes for non-residents

Increase in fixed tax rate

For non-residents with French income, for instance rental income, the fixed rate of 20% remains for income up to 27,519 Euros. However above this amount, the tax rate has increased to 30%. Given the numbers involved, this change is unlikely to affect many single property owners.

April 17, 2018November 23, 2020

French income tax returns for the year 2017- Declaration des Revenus

French Income and Wealth Tax returns

Tax year 1^st January – 31^st December 2017

Income Tax (Impôt sur le Revenu)

Both residents of France and non-residents with French property or income are obliged to submit an annual income tax return.

March 28, 2017November 23, 2020

Deadlines for the 2017 annual French tax returns- Declaration d´Impôts sur les Revenus

The 2017 deadlines have just been released:

Online filing- system open 12th April

February 14, 2017November 23, 2020

2017 French income tax returns for the tax year 2016

Another year has gone by and we are preparing for the high season for the annual tax returns which, thanks to an increase in traffic from our new website franceaccountants.com which is both mobile- and tablet- friendly, will be our busiest to date.

January 16, 2017November 23, 2020

Registration of foreign companies for French VAT

If your company is already registered elsewhere in the EU and requires to register for VAT in France, including obtaining an EU Intracommunity number, the process is reasonably straightforward compared to other EU countries such as Spain.