Tens of thousands of taxpayers received their pre-filled 2021 tax return late. The filing deadline initially scheduled for May 19 for the paper declaration has been exceptionally extended.
New hiccup for taxes. After the computer bug that prevented you from filing your income tax return online for four days at the start of the 2022 campaign, the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) has just announced this Wednesday an extension of the deadline.
In a press release released at the end of the morning, she said that some users received their pre-filled 2021 tax return in paper format significantly later than in previous years. According to Bercy’s calculations, this concerns a little less than 5% of users recipients of these declarations, i.e. potentially nearly 200,000 taxpayers.
In order to take this situation into account, the DGFiP indicates that the filing deadline initially scheduled for May 19 for the paper declaration has been exceptionally postponed. to May 31 midnight, as evidenced by the postmark. Last year, 3.8 million households sent a paper declaration to the Public Treasury, compared to nearly 5 million in 2020.
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No change for the online declaration
In principle, teledeclaration is compulsory. The paper declaration is always possible if you do not have internet access or if you are not able to use it, reminds the DGFIP.
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Regarding the deadlines for the online declaration, indicated in the table below, they remain unchanged.
| Departments | Deadline |
|---|---|
| 1 19 and non-resident households | Tuesday May 2411:59 p.m. |
| 20 54 | Tuesday May 31st11:59 p.m. |
| 55 and beyond | Wednesday June 811:59 p.m. |
Source: DGFiP
Income tax: the deadlines for the 2022 declaration in all departments