2022 INCOME DECLARATION. A few hours before the end of the 2022 declaration campaign, here are the two scams to avoid at all costs before completing your income tax return.
[Mis à jour le 8 juin 2022 11h15] Like every year, tax return scams are on the increase. And when approaching the very last straight line of this 2022 declarative campaign, it would be a shame for the last taxpayers concerned to be fooled. You now only have a few hours left to complete it, the deadline is fixed at this Wednesday, June 8 at midnight for departments numbered from 55 to 974/976. So here are the two main scams to avoid at all costs if you come across them before tonight:
- 1st scam: identity theft. Cybercriminals pretend to be the Directorate General of Public Finances (DGFiP). It is possible that a site has referred you to a surcharged and fraudulent telephone number. If the phone number does not start with 01, 02, 03 etc, depending on your department, do not answer, there is a good chance that it is a scam. Know that contacting the tax authorities is completely free.
- 2nd scam: receipt of an email also pretended to be the DGFiP. Most of the time, these fraudulent emails ask you to provide your personal information such as your credit card codes, your address and your telephone number. Stay vigilant in this declarative period, it quickly happened to be surprised.
No more time to waste for Zone 3 taxpayers! Do you live in one of the departments numbered between 55 and 974/976? You only have a few hours left to complete your tax return! The last deadline is June 8, 2022 at midnight. Beyond this date, you will have to pay increases ranging from 10% to 40% of your income tax due in the summer. To avoid taking any risks, take care to fill it in correctly and check each information pre-filled by the tax authorities. Some mistakes can cost you dearly. Here is the full schedule of deadlines to keep in mind:
- May 24, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.: departments n° 01 to 19
- May 31, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.: departments n° 20 to 54
- June 8, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. : departments n° 55 to 974/976
For 10 years now, the tax authorities have been responsible for pre-filling your tax return using the information at their disposal such as the amount of your salary, your retirement pension or your unemployment benefits. Proof of its democratization, in 2021, more than 11 million taxpayers have benefited from it. But then, how do you know if you can benefit from this automatic tax return ? It is offered to tax households that were taxed last year solely on income pre-filled by the administration. If you made a online declaration in 2021, an email should be sent to you with the possibility of checking all your information from your private space. On the contrary, if you have declared your income in paper version last year, a letter will be sent to you with the new tax declaration and all the necessary documents presenting this new automatic declaration system.
Attention, despite the practical and extremely up-to-date nature of this service, we advise you to check all the information that the tax authorities have sent you. In the best case, everything is correct, you don’t have to do anything more, your tax return will be automatically validated, that’s the principle. However, it may happen that small typos slip into your declaration, or that certain information must be modified. We naturally think of a tax credit, the declaration of actual expenses or professional expenses such as mileage. If a change is required, you will need to complete and sign your tax return as usual. As a reminder, don’t wait any longer to complete your tax return if you plan to opt for the paper return! The deadline is approaching, it is already scheduled for next week! Indeed, after May 19, 2022, you will no longer be able to fill it out. So don’t be fooled, go to the tax website now.
You must declare your income to the tax department each year if you live in France. In 2022, online reporting is mandatory if your home is connected to the internet. Otherwise, you can use a form. You benefit from additional time if you file your declaration online. If your situation has not changed in 2021, you may be exempted from making this declaration, it will be made automatically by the taxes.
In 2022, you can declare your income on paper form if you are in one of the following situations:
- Your main residence does not have internet access
- It is equipped with internet access, but you are not able to make your declaration online
Before signing your declaration, you must check the information provided and, if necessary, correct and complete it. You must attach supporting documents to your paper declaration only if they are documents drawn up by you. We advise you to keep the supporting documents for 3 years in the event of a request from the administration.
If you file your tax return in paper format, you must use the pre-completed return received between April and June 2022. Depending on your situation, this return may vary. Here are the links to these paper declarations if you wish to download them:
The tax filing deadline is fast approaching for the area 3 : June 8, 2022 ! It concerns all taxpayers who have declared their income online and who reside in one of the departments numbered 55 to 974/976. First of all, don’t rush. Remember to check all the information on your tax return before sending it to the tax authorities! Before the deadline assigned to you, no problem! You can correct as many times as you want your statement. Afterwards, things get complicated. However, the rectification of your online tax return after the deadline for submission will automatically lead to the publication of a new tax notice which will be sent to you after the usual deadlines. You can also correct your declaration online, after receipt at the end of July of your tax notice following the declaration filed and signed before the filing deadline. This possibility of online correction is available in your Private Space on www.impots.gouv.fr from the beginning of August 2022. This online correction service is also offered to users who have benefited from automatic reporting.
For a tax return in paper format, you can inform your public finance center (personal tax department), either by post, mentioning only the elements for which you are requesting correction, or by filing a new tax return on paper. Do not forget to indicate on the first page “CORRECTIVE, CANCELED AND REPLACED DECLARATION” and to re-enter all the elements that you must declare, including those of the first declaration which were correct.