At the time of the coronavirus, all the major summer events have been canceled or suspended: the Olympic Games, the final phase of the Champions League, the Cannes Film Festival. Everything was frozen except ... the irreducible tax return, which resists again and again to the invader from Wuhan (China).
The only concession made to the virus, Bercy postponed the launch of the campaign by ten days. You have until June 12 - concerning paper declarants - to send your copy. A rab, until June 30, is granted for professionals and lessors who declare property income.
A question to ask the taxman? The best is to send an email through your particular space on the tax site or pick up your phone. Because, in the centers of public finances and the treasuries, since deconfinement, the appointments are done drop by drop, only for complex files.
What about the 4.5 million taxpayers who usually travel every year to get an answer? "The postponement of the opening date and the extension of the deadlines do not meet the challenges of the period for both staff and users, denounces Solidaires-Finances publics, the leading tax union. By refusing to further delay the filing of returns, the government will have to assume an income tax campaign in degraded mode. "
Automatic declaration for 12 million households
Fortunately this year, for many taxpayers, the taxman chewed the job. Twelve million households benefit from automatic declaration. For French people whose tax situation is simple and has not changed between 2018 and 2019, all the information will already be filled out by the administration. A bit like the pre-filled declaration, but 100%. With a bonus: if the taxman asks you to take a look at it to verify that the data is correct and complete, no need to validate it or send it. Who is silent consents !
A word of advice, however: if you have been generous with associations of general interest and have made donations, know that they are not - this year - automatically registered on the automatic declaration.
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Another novelty, the taxman takes you by the hand on the Internet, to avoid a maximum of errors. The top 10 most common pitfalls are mentioned on the online declaration. And in case of inconsistency between several pieces of information, pop-up windows, called pop-ups, will automatically appear on your computer screen.
Regardless of your 2019 income statement, it does not take into account any loss of money related to the health and economic crisis. If you have been placed on partial unemployment, your business has been closed or you have lost your job, the financial consequences will have to be declared next year, when you declare your 2020 income. However, with the direct debit source (which is making its second return to school), many taxpayers have already lowered their rates, and deferred deposits for the self-employed.
Tax cuts preserved
Already, the tax receipts in the public coffers are less important. And the situation is expected to worsen in the coming months. What augurs well for future increases in income tax when the taxpayer has benefited since January from a reduction in the tax burden? No, promises the parliamentary majority. “The tax cuts are not at all called into question, assures the general rapporteur of the budget to the National Assembly, Laurent Saint-Martin. Taxation is first of all a question of confidence and stability. "
According to him, if the reduction in income tax is maintained, the same goes for the abolition of the housing tax, including for the 20% of the wealthiest French - who must benefit gradually, in the next three years. "The reform is voted and it will not be unraveled: it will be implemented. It will help boost the recovery. "
A promise renewed several times, in full pandemic, by the two ministers of Bercy. Bruno Le Maire (Economy and Finance) and Gérald Darmanin (Public Accounts) swear it, hands on heart: fiscal bludgeoning will not be a solution to save public finances. On the contrary, the various tax cuts granted since the start of the five-year period should make it possible to ensure the recovery of the economy.
Our special income tax file
> What the Covid crisis has changed for the declaration
> Tax credits and reductions: stay alert
> Automatic declaration, instructions for use
> Very limited public reception
> These start-ups are surfing on the closure of the treasuries
> "All the precautions taken so that the French have time to declare"
