TAX DATE 2022. The deadline for filing your tax return has been postponed for thousands of taxpayers. Why ? For who ? What new deadline?
[Mis à jour le 11 mai 2022 à 12h29] New deadline for filing your tax return! At least, for taxpayers who have opted for a paper tax return. Indeed, the Directorate General of Finance announced this Wednesday morning that the deadline for filing their tax return was postponed from May 19, 2022 to May 31, 2022. This leaves taxpayers an additional two weeks. The reason ? A delay on the part of the tax administration in sending pre-filled paper declarations. The tax authorities explained in a press release:In order to take this situation into account, which concerns a little less than 5% of the users to whom these declarations are addressed, the deadline for filing initially scheduled for May 19 has been exceptionally postponed to May 31, 2022. The schedule for submitting online declarations n is not modified“. Not enough to upset the already established schedule, but a way to allow latecomers to settle their situation in due time. A setback that should not upset the plans of millions of French taxpayers too much.
Here is the complete schedule for a declaration on the internet, online:
- Departments (01) to (19) and non-residents: May 24, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
- Departments (20) to (54) and Corsica: May 31, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
- Departments (55) to 974/976: June 8, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
The opening of the 2022 declarative campaign was scheduled for April 7. Everything went well at the opening on Thursday, before a big hiccup that the tax authorities had absolutely not expected. No possibility of accessing the pre-filling of the tax declaration for three days. In question ? Pre-filling errors concerning the overtime of certain civil servants. The problem was solved on Monday 11 in the early afternoon. From now on, everything is back to normal, all taxpayers can complete their tax return. Let’s start with the details you absolutely need to keep in mind regarding the paper tax return.
Taxpayers who use the paper form have up to May 31, 2022, at midnight, to submit their income tax return, postmarked, regardless of their place of residence. The deadline is therefore the same for everyone. As a reminder, only taxpayers who do not have Internet access or who do not have the capacity to use digital tools can still use the paper form. Internet tax filing is now mandatory.
To declare online, you must connect to your private space with your tax number and your password. If you do not yet have a password, enter your tax number, your online access number and your reference tax income. You will find these identifiers on the tax return received in April (tax number and online access number) and on the tax notice received in August N-1 (reference tax income).
If you have forgotten your tax number or your password, on the authentication screen, the procedures allow you to recover your identifiers.
Once authenticated, select the “Declare my income” service. Your online declaration will be pre-filled with information known to the administration. All you have to do is verify your marital status, your address and the pre-filled amounts. You can correct them if necessary. Then, you will complete the other income you have received and the charges, reductions or tax credits to which you are entitled. Don’t forget to sign your online declaration for it to be taken into account.
The deadline for taxes online on impots.gouv.fr depends exclusively on your department number. In total, three zones have been determined by the tax authorities. Here are the deadlines that applied this year:
- 1time area: the May 24, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. for departments n° 01 to 19 and residents not resident in France
- 2th area: the May 31, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. for departments 20 to 54 including the two departments of Corsica
- 3th area: the June 8, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. for departments n° 55 to 974/976