Income Tax - Reporting a Change in Family Status

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

Your family situation has changed (marriage, Civil partnership, separation or divorce, death...)? You have to report it to the tax department. Any change in family circumstances changes the way you have to file your tax return. It can also affect your withholding tax rate.

What applies to you ?

You've married or gone
You report your income online
You don't report your income online
You split up
You report your income online
You don't report your income online
Your spouse has passed away
You report your income online
You don't report your income online
You just had a child
You report your income online
You don't report your income online

You have to report it to your tax department.

The process is done on the Internet.

If you don't have access to it, it's done by mail.

You must report the change by logging into your site space impots.gouv.fr, under Manage my direct debit.

Taxes: access your Special Space

Enter the following information:

Date of marriage or Civil partnership
Contact details of your partner (name, first name, date of birth and tax number)
Bank details for your new tax home
Income from the new household

This information is used to determine your new picking rate. You can also customize it.

The new rate will be sent to your employer or the organization that pays you income.

It will apply no later than 2 months after the date of transmission.

Enter the following information:

Date of marriage or Civil partnership
Contact details of your partner (name, first name, date of birth and tax number)
Bank details for your new tax home
Income from the new household

Who shall I contact

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

This information is used to determine your new picking rate. You can also customize it.

The new rate will be sent to your employer or the organization that pays you income

It will apply no later than 2 months after the date of transmission.

You have to report it to your tax department.

The process is done on the Internet.

If you don't have access to it, it's done by mail.

You must report this by logging into your space on the site impots.gouv.fr, under Manage my direct debit.

Taxes: access your Special Space

Enter the following information:

Number of dependants
Affiliates
Bank details for your new tax home
Personal income (or an estimate thereof)

This information is used to determine your new picking rate.

The new rate will be sent to your employer or the organization that pays you income.

It will apply no later than 2 months after the date of transmission.

Enter the following information:

Number of dependants
Affiliates
Bank details for your new tax home
Personal income, or an estimate thereof

Who shall I contact

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

This information is used to determine your new picking rate.

The new rate will be sent to your employer or the organization that pays you income.

It will apply no later than 2 months after the date of transmission.

You have to report it to your tax department.

The process is done on the Internet.

If you don't have access to it, it's done by mail.

You must report this by logging into your space on the site impots.gouv.fr, under Manage my direct debit.

Use your personal tax number.

Taxes: access your Special Space

Enter the following information:

Date of death
Composition of the household (number of dependants, dependants...)
Bank details for your new tax home
Personal income (or an estimate thereof)

This information is used to determine your new picking rate.

The new rate will be sent to your employer or the organization that pays you income.

It will apply no later than 2 months after the date of transmission.

Enter the following information:

Date of death
Composition of the household (number of dependants, dependants...)
Bank details for your new tax home
Personal income (or an estimate thereof)

Who shall I contact

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

This information is used to determine your new picking rate.

The new rate will be sent to your employer or the organization that pays you income.

It will apply no later than 2 months after the date of transmission.

You have to report it to your tax department.

The process is done on the Internet.

If you don't have access to it, it's done by mail.

You must report this by logging into your space on the site impots.gouv.fr, under Manage my direct debit.

Taxes: access your Special Space

Indicate the new household composition by changing the number of dependants.

This information is used to determine your new picking rate. You can also customize it.

The new rate will be sent to your employer or the organization that pays you income.

It will apply no later than 2 months after the date of transmission.

You will need to specify the change in the number of dependants.

Who shall I contact

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

This information is used to determine your new picking rate, which you can also customize.

The new rate will be sent to your employer or the organization that pays you income.

It will apply no later than 2 months after the date of transmission.

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.
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To contact the local service managing your folder
Department in charge of taxes (treasury, tax department...)
To be helped in his statement
France Services / Maison de services au public
To inquire about the subscription of the tax return by the notary in charge of an estate
Notarial information
Information service of notaries of France. This service does not offer personalized consultations.
By telephone
0 892 011 012
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