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What changes in French rules and what it means in practice — for foreigners living in France.

October 27, 2026official source
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French tax return deadlines: how the campaign dates work
How French income tax deadlines work: a yearly filing campaign starting in April, online or paper filing, where each year's dates are published, and what happens after a missed deadline.
October 24, 2026official source
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Paying URSSAF every month as an auto-entrepreneur: is a tax return still needed?
Why micro-entrepreneurs still file an annual income tax return, whether they pay URSSAF monthly or use the versement libératoire: form 2042 C PRO, the abattement, the rates.
October 23, 2026official source
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Tax already comes out of the salary: why a return is still needed
Why withholding at source does not replace the annual tax return: what the return is for, when checking the automatic return is enough, and how any balance is paid.
October 22, 2026official source
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Moving to France mid-year: which income goes on the French return
What people who arrive in or return to France during the year declare: income from the arrival date to 31 December, forms 2042 and 2042-NR, and paper filing for a first return.
October 21, 2026official source
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Filing a French tax return late: the penalties
The 10, 20, 40 or 80% surcharge and 0.20% a month in interest for a late French income tax return, according to service-public, and how far back the tax office can reopen a year.
October 20, 2026official source
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No French tax return for several years: what the rules say
The penalties and time limits that apply when French income tax returns have not been filed for several years: surcharges, interest, and the 3- and 10-year limits, based on service-public and BOFiP.
October 19, 2026official source
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Salary plus freelance income: how to declare both in France
Side income is taxable however small it is and goes on the same annual return as a salary: form 2042 C PRO, the micro-BIC and micro-BNC schemes, the flat-rate allowance.
October 19, 2026official source
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Declaring crypto in France: boxes 3AN, 3BN, 3CN, annex 2086 and the foreign-platform account
What counts as a disposal, why the €305 threshold is measured on sale prices, when the progressive scale is cheaper, and why a Binance or Coinbase account must be reported separately.
October 18, 2026official source
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Taux neutre: why an employer withholds tax at the default rate
When an employer uses the neutral withholding rate instead of a personal one, what determines it, and how it can be changed in the espace Finances publiques.
October 17, 2026official source
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The avis d'imposition: what it is and where to get it
What the French tax notice (avis d'impôt) is, what it shows, how it differs from the ASDIR, when it arrives and how to get a copy from the impots.gouv.fr online account.
October 16, 2026official source
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Quotient familial: how children reduce French income tax
How many quotient familial parts children add for a married or PACS couple and for a single parent, how the tax saving is worked out, and where the plafonnement limits it, based on service-public.
October 15, 2026official source
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Wise, Revolut, PayPal: which foreign accounts go on form 3916
Which accounts held abroad have to be reported with the income tax return, how service-public uses the IBAN to tell a foreign account, when an account like PayPal is exempt, and what the penalties are.
October 14, 2026official source
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First French tax return without a numéro fiscal: can it be filed online?
Filing a first income tax return with no tax number: the identity check at the tax office, the online account, paper form 2042, and the special case of people arriving from abroad.
October 13, 2026official source
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French tax residency: the 183-day rule and three other tests
Who France treats as tax resident: the four tests listed by service-public, any one of which is enough, and when a tax treaty can change the answer.