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Local taxes: how do i pay by direct debit?

Verified 10 August 2021 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)

You can pay your local taxes (housing tax, property tax...) by direct debit.

The levy is automatically paid 10 days after the payment deadline on the tax notice.

Please note

Direct debit (called debit on maturity is not possible for the tax on vacant dwellings.

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

  • Bank Account
  • Booklet A if your bank has a direct debit

You can choose the direct debit no later than the last day of the month preceding the payment deadline indicated on your tax notice. For example, September 30 for a deadline of October 15.

Warning  

then the automatic debit is only valid for the next term. You must pay the current maturity by other means of payment.

You can subscribe to the direct debit in several ways.

Online

You can subscribe to debit on maturity on taxes.gouv.fr.

Online tax payment

With the application (tablet, smartphone)

You can subscribe to the debit at maturity on smartphone or tablet with the application taxes.gov, on the tab "My payment contracts".

By phone, mail or mail

You can subscribe to the collection at maturity from the tax department on which you depend, by one of the following means:

  • Telephone
  • Mail
  • Mail

FYI  

the debit contract is renewed year after year without any action on your part.