6. Payment of French Income Tax

1. 6.1. Payment Methods
   6.2. Payment Difficulties

6.2. Payment Difficulties with French Income Tax

If you find yourself in financial difficulty in paying your tax bill it is possible to negotiate a delay in payment with the tax office.

Likewise, if you have incurred a penalty charge due to non-payment you can also seek relief from the penalty.

You will need to make application to the local tax collection office, the trésorie public, with proof (!) of your current circumstances.

Less than 30% then the decision is discretionary, and application needs to be made to the local tax office.

Where your circumstances have changed dramatically for the worse since the previous year, then you can also ask for an exoneration from the payment of provisional sums.