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.
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
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 ServiceBy telephone:
0809 401 401
Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 7 pm, excluding public holidays.
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To contact the local service managing your folder
Department in charge of taxes (treasury, tax department...)
- Taxes: access your Special Space
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- Income Tax Return (Paper)
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- Tax claims and legal actionsService-Public.fr
- Correct your online returnMinistry of Finance
- How do I correct the statement I have already filed?Ministry of Finance