Every year, millions of taxpayers in France submit their income tax declarations during the April-June tax season. So, here are a few examples of essential documents required for completing the income tax declaration (non-exhaustive list).
Checklist of Documents
A non-exhaustive checklist of essential documents useful for completing the tax declaration.
- For offline declarations via post, List of Income Tax Declaration Forms in France.
- Last year’s tax return “Avis d’imposition”, which you received by post last year or downloaded by logging in to your Impots account.
- Your bank account information “Relevé d’identité bancaire (RIB)” for tax payments, receiving refunds, etc.
- Your payslip “Fiche de paie” from last December. It will be required to know your total salaried income before tax and the tax amount withheld by your employer.
- Tax attestation “Attestation fiscale” for pensioners downloaded from lassuranceretraite.fr
- Complete details of all your non-french bank accounts, insurance policies, and investment accounts including cryptocurrencies. Form 3916
- Tax status forms “Imprimé fiscal unique (IFU)” sent by your brokerage companies, banks, insurance companies, crypto exchanges, crowdfunding platforms, etc.
- Relevé fiscal from Ameli.fr for payments related to sick leave (arrêt maladie), disabled allowance, accident at work, etc.
- Receipts for donations made to non-profit associations in France. These are eligible for tax reductions.
- Tax certificates “Attestation fiscale” for childcare expenses, employing someone at home, etc downloaded from organizations such as Pajemploi , etc. These are eligible for tax credits.
- Bank account or forex account statements for money sent “pension alimentaire“ to parents or grandparents.
- Bills for installation of an electric vehicle charging system at your home.
- Documents related to real estate investments via Loi Pinel, Denormandie, Duflot, etc.
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Sources & References
- What is the NIF (TIN in English)?
- Calculation of income tax Code général des impôts : articles 193 à 199
- Amount below which tax is not collected Code général des impôts : articles 1657 à 1659 A
- Bofip-Impôts n°BOI-IR-LIQ-20 relatif au calcul de l’impôt sur le revenu
- How to calculate your income tax according to the income tax brackets & rates ? Economie.gouv.fr
Update 24/04/2024:
All the 2024 year tax forms were published today for people who need to do an offline income tax declaration this year
https://www.impots.gouv.fr/formulaire/2042/declaration-des-revenus
Hi Prasanth,
I did not file taxes when I had a CDD contract in 2021 (6-month contract) and I have no contact with the employer. Is there a way this was automatically recorded and I can just speak with the impots?
Hello Abhilasha,
It’s our responsibility to declare our income taxes. The employer would have done their part because it’s legally required.
Unfortunately, 2022 income tax declaration (2021 income) cannot be corrected now. So, it’s past history & cannot be changed.
Cheers,
Prasanth