here’s how to deduct a parent’s funeral expenses from my taxes

It is possible for heirs to deduct funeral expenses paid for a deceased relative from their taxable income. Explanations.

Is it possible to deduct from taxable income the funeral expenses of a parent or another ascendant (grandparent, great-grandparent, etc.)? The answer is yes, in a very specific case. Indeed, the general tax code provides in article 775 that funeral expenses are deductible from the assets of the estate for an amount of 1500 euros and even for the entire asset if it is less than this amount.

On the other hand, if these expenses paid for a deceased ascendant have not been deducted from the liabilities of the latter’s estate, the heirs then have the possibility of deducting the funeral expenses, in the same way as alimony.

Fill in box 6GU of the income declaration

This is what the Official public finance bulletin (Bofip-Impts), in the case where there are no inheritance assets to allow the allocation of funeral expenses.

These costs are then declared as alimony paid to an ascendant in box 6GU of your income declaration. This box called Other alimony paid (minor children, ascendants, etc.) is at the end of step 3 (chapter your expenses) of the online declaration or even page 4 in the Deductible expenses section of the paper declaration .

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In this case, the tax authorities may subsequently ask you for supporting documents such as your maintenance obligation (parental relationship); the actual payment of funeral expenses, as well as the document attesting that the deceased had no assets.

Tax return deadline

As a reminder, here are the deadlines for income tax returns which extend until June 6 at 11:59 p.m.