Income tax - Can you pay by installments?

Verified 01 January 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Since the introduction of the levy at source, the advance payment has only concerned self-employed workers and certain farmers.

Deposits are taken directly from your bank account from one of the following dates:

Please note

you must continue to file your income tax return every year.

Deposits are calculated by taxes automatically according to the last situation known by their services.

The advance payment is one twelfth of the average of the last 3 financial years.

Deposits are calculated automatically by the tax authorities, according to the latest situation they are aware of.

If your situation changes, you can ask change your pick rate on your personal area of the site taxes.gouv.fr.

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