Income tax - First income tax return

You have the following choices:

• Personally report your income (or lack thereof) between the day you turn 18 and December 31
• Reach you at your parents' tax home for the year you turn 18.

You have the following choices:

• Completing a personal income tax return
• Ask to be attached to your parents' tax home.

You can join one of the following tax households:

• That of your parents
• One of your parents if they are taxed separately
• Your parents or in-laws (or one of them if they are taxed separately) if you are married or have a past relationship.

From the age of 25, you must take out your own tax return.

If you are not taxable, you still need to make a declaration to receive a notice of non-taxation.

This document makes it possible to carry out certain procedures and to request certain advantages (for example, scholarship on social criteria).

You receive a mail in april if you meet the following conditions:

• You are 20 years old and over
• You were attached to your parents' tax home last year.

You must create your Public Finance space online with the tax number and access number provided.

Taxes: access your Public Finance area

Choose a password.

Add a reference tax income equal to 0.

So that you can create your Public Finance space, a verification of your identity is necessary.

You must contact your tax office.

You can do this by one of the following means:

• Directly at the counter
• Postal mail.

You must communicate the following:

• Your marital status (surname, first names, date and place of birth)
• A postal address
• Copy of ID.

After checking, you will receive an email indicating that you can create your Public Finance space, by entering your tax number and date of birth.

Taxes: access your Public Finance area

You will need to enter your email address and a password that you have chosen.

If you cannot report your income online, you must file a paper tax return.

2026 Income Tax Return 2025 (paper)

To ask your question to a tax official, you can go through the secure messaging by logging into your Public Finance area:

Taxes: access your Public Finance area

Click on « Secure Messaging » (top right of the page).

You can also request an appointment with the competent service:

You can find help on all topics of the declaration in the tax brochure :

2026 Practical Brochure - 2025 Income Tax Return

Ministry of Finance

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It shall indicate, for each heading, the lines and boxes concerned, together with an image of the part of the declaration where they are located.

You can contact your personal tax office.

Its number is indicated on your tax notice.

In case of difficulties in completing your return, you can contact the tax information service (non-surcharged number):

You can find tax agents in the spaces France Services :

The agents of the France Services spaces also offer support and guide you in your online procedures.

Visits with tax service agents are organized in the town hall: