How to pay local taxes?

Verified 11 January 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Do you want to choose how to pay your property taxes, second home tax and vacancy tax? It's possible. However, when the amount of your tax exceeds €300, you must pay directly online or by direct debit.

€300 maximum

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Pay directly online

From your computer
On smartphone or tablet

Download the app "Impots.gouv" on Google Play or App Store.

It allows you to pay by one of the following means:

  • Enter your tax number and password
  • Flush the printed code to the bottom left of 1re page of your tax notice

By Pick at Maturity

Picking is done automatically 10 days after the payment deadline on the tax notice.

You must have one of the following accounts, domiciled in France or Monaco:

  • Bank Account
  • Booklet A if the direct debit is planned by your bank

You can subscribe to the levy in several ways (online or through your tax department).

You can subscribe to the direct debit due on or before the last day of the month preceding the payment deadline you specify.

For example, until September 30 for a payment deadline of October 15.

After this period, your membership will apply only from the following date.

By Monthly Payment

You can choose to pay your tax by monthly levies.

You must have one of the following accounts, domiciled in France or Monaco:

  • Bank Account
  • Booklet A if the direct debit is planned by your bank

You can subscribe to the levy in several ways (online or through your tax department).

In 2024, you can subscribe to the monthly levy until 30 June for the payment of the tax for the current year.

After this date, your membership will be applied to the next year's tax payment.

By check

General case
  • Make your check payable to the Consolidated Revenue Fund
  • Attach the payment stub, which shows the references of the tax you pay
  • Send the check and the stub using the return envelope attached to your review

Send your check by mail to the tax department whose address appears on the notice.

You can also deposit it at the service counter.

The check is cashed as soon as it is received.

Non-resident
  • Make your check payable to the Consolidated Revenue Fund
  • Attach the payment stub, which shows the references of the tax you pay
  • Send the check and the stub using the return envelope attached to your review

Send your check to the treasury of the non-residents for the only income from French source.

Who shall I contact

The check is cashed as soon as it is received.

By Interbank Payment Document (TIP Sepa)

The TIP is included in the tax notice.

You have to date it and sign it.

Send it to the tax office whose address is on the TIP.

Please note

if your bank details are not indicated on the TIP or if you wish to change them, attach a RIB: titleContent to your mail.

Payment by TIP Sepa is cashed upon receipt.

By wire transfer

You must give a transfer order to your bank.

Enter the bank references, nature, and due date of the tax.

In cash

If your tax is less than or equal to €300, you can pay in cash in a partner buralist.

Make sure your tax notice has a "QR code" and "payable to a dealer" written on it.

You must receive a receipt for your payment.

In case of difficulty, you can use the following online service:

Proximity Payment: Report a difficulty

By credit card

If your tax is less than or equal to €300, you can pay by credit card in a partner buralist.

Make sure your tax notice has a "QR code" and "payable to a dealer" written on it.

In case of difficulty, you can use the following online service:

Proximity Payment: Report a difficulty

You can also pay by credit card to the tax office :

Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement

Pay directly online

From your computer
On smartphone or tablet

Download the app "Impots.gouv" on Google Play or App Store.

It allows you to pay by one of the following means:

  • Enter your tax number and password
  • Flush the printed code to the bottom left of 1re page of your tax notice

By Pick at Maturity

Picking is done automatically 10 days after the payment deadline on the tax notice.

You must have one of the following accounts, domiciled in France or Monaco:

  • Bank Account
  • Booklet A if the direct debit is planned by your bank

You can subscribe to the levy in several ways (online or through your tax department).

You can subscribe to the direct debit due on or before the last day of the month preceding the payment deadline you specify.

For example, until September 30 for a payment deadline of October 15.

After this period, your membership will apply only from the following date.

By Monthly Payment

You can choose to pay your tax by monthly levies.

You must have one of the following accounts, domiciled in France or Monaco:

  • Bank Account
  • Booklet A if the direct debit is planned by your bank

You can subscribe to the levy in several ways (online or through your tax department).

In 2024, you can subscribe to the monthly levy until 30 June for the payment of the tax for the current year.

After this date, your membership will be applied to the next year's tax payment.

By check

General case
  • Make your check payable to the Consolidated Revenue Fund
  • Attach the payment stub, which shows the references of the tax you pay
  • Send the check and the stub using the return envelope attached to your review

Send your check by mail to the tax department whose address appears on the notice.

You can also deposit it at the service counter.

The check is cashed as soon as it is received.

Non-resident
  • Make your check payable to the Consolidated Revenue Fund
  • Attach the payment stub, which shows the references of the tax you pay
  • Send the check and the stub using the return envelope attached to your review

Send your check to the treasury of the non-residents for the only income from French source.

Who shall I contact

The check is cashed as soon as it is received.

By Interbank Payment Document (TIP Sepa)

The TIP is included in the tax notice.

You have to date it and sign it.

Send it to the tax office whose address is on the TIP.

Please note

if your bank details are not indicated on the TIP or if you wish to change them, attach a RIB: titleContent to your mail.

Payment by TIP Sepa is cashed upon receipt.

By wire transfer

You must give a transfer order to your bank.

Enter the bank references, nature, and due date of the tax.

In cash

If your tax is less than or equal to €300, you can pay in cash in a partner buralist.

Make sure your tax notice has a "QR code" and "payable to a dealer" written on it.

You must receive a receipt for your payment.

In case of difficulty, you can use the following online service:

Proximity Payment: Report a difficulty

By credit card

If your tax is less than or equal to €300, you can pay by credit card in a partner buralist.

Make sure your tax notice has a "QR code" and "payable to a dealer" written on it.

In case of difficulty, you can use the following online service:

Proximity Payment: Report a difficulty

You can also pay by credit card to the tax office :

Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement

Pay directly online

From your computer
On smartphone or tablet

Download the app "Impots.gouv" on Google Play or App Store.

It allows you to pay by one of the following means:

  • Enter your tax number and password
  • Flush the printed code to the bottom left of 1re page of your tax notice

By check

General case
  • Make your check payable to the Consolidated Revenue Fund
  • Attach the payment stub, which shows the references of the tax you pay
  • Send the check and the stub using the return envelope attached to your review

Send your check by mail to the tax department whose address appears on the notice.

You can also deposit it at the service counter.

The check is cashed as soon as it is received.

Non-resident
  • Make your check payable to the Consolidated Revenue Fund
  • Attach the payment stub, which shows the references of the tax you pay
  • Send the check and the stub using the return envelope attached to your review

Send your check to the treasury of the non-residents for the only income from French source.

Who shall I contact

The check is cashed as soon as it is received.

By Interbank Payment Document (TIP Sepa)

The TIP is included in the tax notice.

You have to date it and sign it.

Send it to the tax office whose address is on the TIP.

Please note

if your bank details are not indicated on the TIP or if you wish to change them, attach a RIB: titleContent to your mail.

Payment by TIP Sepa is cashed upon receipt.

By wire transfer

You must give a transfer order to your bank.

Enter the bank references, nature, and due date of the tax.

In cash

If your tax is less than or equal to €300, you can pay in cash in a partner buralist.

Make sure your tax notice has a "QR code" and "payable to a dealer" written on it.

You must receive a receipt for your payment.

In case of difficulty, you can use the following online service:

Proximity Payment: Report a difficulty

By credit card

If your tax is less than or equal to €300, you can pay by credit card in a partner buralist.

Make sure your tax notice has a "QR code" and "payable to a dealer" written on it.

In case of difficulty, you can use the following online service:

Proximity Payment: Report a difficulty

You can also pay by credit card to the tax office :

More than 300 €

You have to pay your tax online or direct debit.

Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement

Pay directly online

From your computer
On smartphone or tablet

Download the app "Impots.gouv" on Google Play or App Store.

It allows you to pay by one of the following means:

  • Enter your tax number and password
  • Flush the printed code to the bottom left of 1re page of your tax notice

By Pick at Maturity

Picking is done automatically 10 days after the payment deadline on the tax notice.

You must have one of the following accounts, domiciled in France or Monaco:

  • Bank Account
  • Booklet A if the direct debit is planned by your bank

You can subscribe to the levy in several ways (online or through your tax department).

You can subscribe to the direct debit due on or before the last day of the month preceding the payment deadline you specify.

For example, until September 30 for a payment deadline of October 15.

After this period, your membership will apply only from the following date.

By Monthly Payment

You can choose to pay your tax by monthly levies.

You must have one of the following accounts, domiciled in France or Monaco:

  • Bank Account
  • Booklet A if the direct debit is planned by your bank

You can subscribe to the levy in several ways (online or through your tax department).

In 2024, you can subscribe to the monthly levy until 30 June for the payment of the tax for the current year.

After this date, your membership will be applied to the next year's tax payment.

Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement

Pay directly online

From your computer
On smartphone or tablet

Download the app "Impots.gouv" on Google Play or App Store.

It allows you to pay by one of the following means:

  • Enter your tax number and password
  • Flush the printed code to the bottom left of 1re page of your tax notice

By Pick at Maturity

Picking is done automatically 10 days after the payment deadline on the tax notice.

You must have one of the following accounts, domiciled in France or Monaco:

  • Bank Account
  • Booklet A if the direct debit is planned by your bank

You can subscribe to the levy in several ways (online or through your tax department).

You can subscribe to the direct debit due on or before the last day of the month preceding the payment deadline you specify.

For example, until September 30 for a payment deadline of October 15.

After this period, your membership will apply only from the following date.

By Monthly Payment

You can choose to pay your tax by monthly levies.

You must have one of the following accounts, domiciled in France or Monaco:

  • Bank Account
  • Booklet A if the direct debit is planned by your bank

You can subscribe to the levy in several ways (online or through your tax department).

In 2024, you can subscribe to the monthly levy until 30 June for the payment of the tax for the current year.

After this date, your membership will be applied to the next year's tax payment.

Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement

From your computer

On smartphone or tablet

Download the application "Impots.gouv" which allows you to pay by flashing the code printed at the bottom left of the first page of your tax notice.

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