Springtime in France means taxes - specifically the annual French tax declaration - déclaration des revenus - that everyone living in France must complete.
You find our Tax Guides here with information on everything from How to complete the form, Who needs to do it, What you need to declare, How to convert non-French income into euros, How to find professional help . . . and much, much more.
But suffice to say that the declaration is important, and missing the deadline can lead to fines and extra charges.
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The deadline to file declarations varies depending on whether you file on paper or online, or where you live.
For those filing on paper the deadline has already passed, while resident in two thirds of the country have also already passed their deadline.
The final deadline - including for Paris residents - falls on Thursday.
For 2026 the dates are;
- May 19th if you are declaring on paper
- May 21st at 11.59pm if you are declaring online and you live in départements numbered 1 to 19, or you live outside of France
- May 28th at 11.59pm if you are declaring online and you live in départements numbered 20 to 54
- June 4th at 11.59pm if you are declaring online and you live in départements numbered 55 to 96, or in one of France's overseas départements.
Once you have sent in your declaration, the tax office calculates how much (if anything) you owe, and bills are sent out at the end of July or the start of August.
If you do your declaration online, you can head straight to the 'avis d'impôts' in your personal account to find out how much tax you owe. Or you might be owed a tax rebate, in which case the avis will detail how much money the tax office will be crediting to your account.
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