TAX DECLARATION 2022. This year, several new features are taken into account in the calculation of your tax return. Mileage scale, tax credit, donations… Here are the 5 new features for 2022.
[Mis à jour le 20 avril 2022 à 08h07] This year, the tax return has several new features that could save you a lot of money. Between the revaluation of the mileage scale or the appearance of certain credits oftaxes, take the time to check all the information on your pre-filled tax return, and complete it if necessary. It would be a shame to miss out on discounts to which you are fully entitled. But then, what are the main novelties of this 2022 declarative campaign? Here they are :
- First of all, the kilometer scale is increased by 10% this year. A boon for heavy riders who should benefit from it by declaring their mileage costs for their real amount. 2.5 million French people already use this method, it could save you 150 euros on average per declaration.
- Then the electric charge tax credit for your electric vehicle. Within the limit of 300 euros per charging system installed, you can benefit from a tax credit of 75%. The box concerned on your declaration is 7ZQ.
- Also, the press tax credit. You can benefit from a tax credit on the occasion of your first subscription to a press, political or general information title, in paper or digital version. Note that this subscription must be taken out between May 9, 2021 and December 31, 2022, for a minimum of 12 months. In this case, you will be refunded up to 30% and through income tax. It is box 7PA that is concerned on your tax return.
- The tax advantage that benefits taxpayers who decide to make a donation to a place of worship increases from 66% to 75% until the end of 2022. The limit is set at 554 euros of expenditure. Here, box 7UJ of your tax return is concerned.
- Finally, with regard to the exemption ceiling for the sustainable mobility package is increased to 600 euros. Enough to encourage the French to favor soft mobility for journeys between home and work. Please note that this expense will now be exempt from tax up to a limit of 500 euros per person (200 euros maximum fuel costs) or 600 euros since August 25, 2021 in the event of the combination of the sustainable mobility package and the coverage. charge by the employer of the public transport subscription against 400 euros last year.
The opening date of the tax declaration occurs in the spring, generally in the month of April. Deadlines depend on how you declare and your department number. They run from the end of May to the beginning of June. Taxpayers then receive their tax notice at the end of July. The payment date is set for mid-September.
Note, the online tax return service of the year 2021 will open the April 7, 2022. The filing deadlines differ according to your place of residence. In summary, 3 dates are fixed annually, one per zone. Here they are :
- 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
Regarding the paper tax return for the year 2021, the deadline has been set for May 19, 2022.
The 2022 declarative campaign is well and truly launched! No more malfunctions, it’s time to fill in your tax return on income received in 2021. And an important piece of data comes back to the fore every year, the deadlines! They vary according to your department of residence and also according to the form of tax declaration used. In other words, if you have chosen to declare your taxes online or in paper format using one of the forms offered. For an online tax return, the deadline is fixed at June 8. For a tax declaration in paper format via a form, the deadline is fixed at May 19. Remember these dates because beyond that, it will no longer be possible to declare your income to the tax authorities. For taxpayers who are unable or no longer able to go online, don’t panic. The tax administration has updated the dedicated page to the declarative campaign forms. To save time, we advise you to bring your payslip for December 2021, on which you will find the “net tax amount” for the year 2021, to fill in on your 2022 tax return on 2021 income. The tax return also allows you to obtain a refund if this is the case, and to update your tax rate. withholding tax. Tax households then receive their tax notice at the end of July. The payment date is set for September.
As a reminder, a major incident occurred on Friday April 8, the day after the opening of the 2022 declarative campaign, which the Ministry of the Economy explained in a press release published on Monday April 11, extract: “At the end of the analysis carried out by our services this weekend, it appears that this gap was identified only for the agents of the three public services who worked overtime in 2021. This concerns approximately 1 million taxpayers (i.e. less of 2% in relation to all tax households).” A discrepancy which concerns the salaries and wages which appear in the boxes 1AJ / 1BJ and overtime exempt from the boxes 1GH and 1HH. So as not to make any mistakes, refer to the net taxable amount for the year, available on your payslip for the month of December 2021.
The taxman assures that he “will soon and personally send each identified taxpayer the procedure for correcting the tax return, by e-mail or by letter. and that its services will then carry out a specific follow-up in order to verify that the modifications have been made and that no one will suffer any negative consequences as a result of this incident.“Regarding taxpayers who had not yet completed their tax return, there is no problem. They can now do so and are not affected by these pre-filling problems.
The start of the declarative campaign was given on April 7, it is now in full swing after a first hiccup the day after the opening. Indeed, pre-filling errors have been observed in the tax declarations of certain civil servants, in particular concerning overtime worked in 2021. There is also a constant which is growing from year to year, fraud or various scams observed and intended to extract bank details (most of the time) from unsuspecting taxpayers. In 2022, two very specific scams have already been observed and denounced by the tax administration, here they are:
Cybercriminals pretend to be the Directorate General of Public Finances (DGFiP). It is possible that a site referred you to a premium rate phone number and fraudulent. 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. Also, it is quite possible that you have received an email also posing as 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.
The declarative campaign is in full swing in this month of April. French taxpayers can now complete their tax declaration and declare their income received in 2021. For an online declaration, the information should be pre-filled by the tax administration once you are connected to the tax site, you will have until June 8 to complete it. Despite this facility, stay vigilant and remember to check all the information about you. Despite this particular attention, it sometimes happens that errors slip into your tax return. Sometimes avoidable blunders that can cost you dearly, especially the following year. Here are the top 5 mistakes to avoid in 2022:
Did you report child support incorrectly?
It is possible that you forgot to declare child support. If you pay one, be careful to declare it in the “6. Deductible expenses” section and not in the “6DD” section which corresponds to the deductions! The error happens quickly, so be vigilant. In the opposite case, if you receive alimony, it must be declared under one of the following headings: 1AO, 1BO, 1CO or 1DO.
Forgot to declare a TV?
This is perhaps the queen of tax filing errors. Not the most serious, but the most common. The box “contribution to public broadcasting” is dedicated to this declaration there. Of course, you will not forget to pay the TV license fee, so you might as well declare it from April on your tax return. If you do not do it, you will have to reimburse the sum of € 138. Know that in the event of the re-election of Emmanuel Macron, or the election of Marine Le Pen on April 24, this audiovisual fee will be abolished.
Forgot to check the single parent box?
Single ? Divorced or separated? Don’t forget to tick the “single parent” box (box T) on your tax return. It is possible that this box is not pre-filled even if you were already in this situation last year. In addition, the malfunctions that appeared this year on pre-filling prompt you to be even more vigilant.
You are separated or divorced, a concern about the declaration of dependent children?
Again, there are often mistakes and they are largely avoidable. If your child resides alternately with one parent then with the other, be aware that he or she can be taken into account equally within the tax household. Sometimes taxpayers don’t know it and fail to report it. In some cases, the tax return is false and errors are made at this level. If the child is your sole responsibility, you must complete boxes F or G. If custody is shared with your spouse, check boxes H or I.
Childcare expenses, what to declare?
In the case of a tax credit, it is possible to obtain a reimbursement of 50% of the total expenses relating to this care of dependent children under the age of 6 on January 1, 2021. Attention, an error is very quickly arrived in this case. Keep in mind that food costs should not be included as they are not taken into account in the tax credit. You must also withdraw the additional costs of free choice of childcare, and the aid granted by the employer.