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Income tax - How do I correct your return?

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

If you make a mistake or forget, you can correct your tax return. The terms and conditions vary depending on whether you are reporting online or on a paper form.

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You've reported your income online

This is the 2023 income tax return for 2022
Before the deadline for filing your return

You can make a corrective return from your particular space on the tax website.

You can do it as many times as you need.

Taxes: access your Special Space

You can correct the amounts entered in the boxes, check or uncheck the wrong boxes.

A confirmation email is sent to you at the end of the procedure.

After the reporting deadline

If you notice an error after receiving your tax notice, you can correct your return online, august 2 to december 7, 2023, in your particular area on the tax website:

Taxes: access your Special Space

You can also use this service if you have received a automatic declaration.

Please note

The correction of the online declaration is not possible on the mobile application "impots.gouv", available on smartphone or tablet.

You can correct the amounts entered in the boxes, check or uncheck the wrong boxes.

A confirmation email is sent to you at the end of the procedure.

Warning  

You cannot correct certain errors through the Online Correction Service. This applies in particular to changes in family status (marriage, CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS, divorce, death, etc.), updating of civil status, change of address. You must request the correction using your secure email from your Private Space.

After the end of the online reporting correction period, you must to lodge a complaint.

It's another tax return

If you did not make the correction on time, you can to lodge a complaint.

You can do it until December 31, 2023, for the 2021 tax return.

You can file your complaint online from your particular space.

Taxes: access your Special Space

You reported your income on paper

This is the 2023 income tax return for 2022
Before the deadline for lodging the declaration

You can not use the online remediation service.

You must file a new paper tax return to your personal income tax department.

You must specify the following:

  • Specify "DECLARATION OF AMENDMENT, REVOCATION AND REPLACEMENT" on the first page
  • Re-register all items you need to declare, including the correct items in 1re statement

Income Tax Return (Paper)

Who shall I contact
After the deadline for lodging the declaration

After receiving your tax notice, you can to lodge a complaint.

You can make your claim by one of the following means:

  • Online from your private space
  • By mail to your public finance center

Taxes: access your Special Space

By mail, you must specify the following:

  • Last name, first name, address
  • Tax Number
  • Handwritten signature
  • Tax concerned
  • Reason for the claim together with your supporting documents

Please note

You can also contact your tax center by phone or go to the counter.

Who shall I contact
It's another tax return

If you did not make the correction on time, you can to lodge a complaint.

VYou can do so until December 31, 2023, for the 2021 tax return.

You can make your claim by one of the following means:

  • Online from your Private Space
  • By mail to your public finance center

Taxes: access your Special Space

By mail, you must specify the following:

  • Last name, first name, address
  • Tax Number
  • Handwritten signature
  • Tax concerned
  • Reason for the claim together with your supporting documents

Please note

You can also contact your tax center by phone or go to the counter.

Who shall I contact

Who can help me?

Find who can answer your questions in your region

  • For general information

    Tax Information Service

    By telephone:

    0809 401 401

    Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 7 pm, excluding public holidays.

    Free service + call price

  • To contact the local service managing your folder

    Department in charge of taxes (treasury, tax department...)