Many French people have missed this upcoming deadline.
September and its heavy expenses linked to the start of the school year have passed, but that does not mean that household wallets will be able to breathe. In October, another debit line will also appear again on the bank account. Within a few days, 10 million French people will see a direct debit displayed, labeled “DGFIP Direct Debit”.
This will be registered even though you have not made any expenditure with a merchant of this name, or even the amount indicated. But don’t panic, it’s not fraud. And for good reason, it is the General Directorate of Public Finances.
These are in fact the taxes which will be used directly on your current account to settle your debt following your income declaration. Many French people still have to pay a balance to the tax authorities, in addition to the withholding tax already in place throughout the year. On average, around 2000 euros must be paid additionally to the DGFiP.
For people who still have to pay 301 euros or more to the tax administration, a payment spread over several installments has been automatically put in place, with equal amounts each time. Thus, this will represent deductions of at least 75 euros. If you had 1200 euros left to pay, four deductions of 300 euros are made.
These deadlines are not new since the tax authorities communicated them to the taxpayers concerned in the income tax notice, sent at the end of July. However, the mail having arrived during the summer holidays and the start of the school year having passed by, many have forgotten the dates. For those who owe more than 300 euros, the second levy is scheduled for Friday October 25, one month after the first automatic tax deduction. The other dates are already known: Monday November 25 for the third; then Friday December 27 for the final deadline.