Several tax deadlines arrive in December which affect millions of French people.
Beware of unpleasant surprises! Many French people will have forgotten, but in a few days a nasty note will appear in a few million bank accounts. And maybe even several. Its title: “DGFIP levy”. With Christmas just a few days away, this is one or more additional expenses that should not be overlooked and included in the end-of-year budget. The sum can be substantial, so be careful not to find yourself in the red as you are in difficulty.
Because the month of December isn’t just gifts under the tree and sumptuous family lunches. It is also the month of numerous tax payments. In the last weeks of the year the Treasury Ministry made four separate withdrawals. They will have to pay several million taxpayers.
First of all, and this is the main levy that arrives, the Directorate General of public Finances will recover at least 75 euros from the accounts of several million French people. This is the final income tax deduction. These are people who owed more than 300 euros to the tax authorities. From this amount, actually, the payment was divided into four installments, between September and December. The collection will take place on December 27th. when contacted, the DGFiP was unable to indicate the exact number of taxpayers this represents.
Furthermore, just over 3 million French people will have to go to the cash register to pay the Treasury an average bill of 1,000 euros. home tax will be collected on Saturday 21 December, to be paid by owners of second homes. But that’s not all.
Owners who have a home other than the main one, which is not furnished and whose use they do not declare for the same period (holidays for example), are subject to another tax, higher than the tax on the home : the vacancy tax on housing or the vacancy tax.This is not combined with the traditional home tax. It is independent and must be paid, once again, by December 21st.