Income tax: here are the reimbursement dates if you paid too much last year

This year, like the previous ones, you can complete your pre-filled declaration and know if you are entitled to a tax refund. Discover from when this sum will be paid to you.

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April is synonymous with flowery trees, Easter parties and … from the start of the income declaration campaign. Like every year, it is in the spring that you can fill your income tax. This year, since April 10, you can take stock of your tax situation and discover the final amount of the tax due for your 2024 income. As a reminder, Depending on your residence departmenta different deadline is assigned to you.

Once your declaration is completed -or rather read carefully (this being pre -filled) -three cases of figures may arise: you have a dependent rest, you have nothing to pay or You were too taken last year. In the latter case, you can benefit from a refund. And you have nothing to do. Indeed, in the majority of cases, you will not have any steps to be taken and will be reimbursed automatically: either by transfer, if your bank details are known to the tax administration, or by check sent by mail if you have not updated this information by the end of June, specifies the tax Capital.

When will tax be reimbursed in 2025?

The regularization campaign will take place, as every year, at the same time as the online posting of your tax notice. As a reminder, this document will arrive in your particular space on the tax site.gouv.fr between July 25 and August 1, 2025. If you continue to receive a paper opinion, it will arrive between July 24 and August 28, 2025.

According to the Directorate General of Public Finances (DGFIP), your refund on your too much tax of 2024 will take place either Friday July 25 Or Friday August 1, 2025. If this regularization is made directly on your bank account, the transfer will have been labeled “Revenue Revenues” on your bank statement and will be indicated as coming from “DGFIP Finances”.

Conversely, you may have a tax balance to be paid in September 2025. This can happen if the withholding taxes made in 2024 were insufficient, especially if you did not update your rate following a change of situation. In this case, if the remaining amount due is less than 300 euros, it will be deducted in one go in September. Beyond 300 euros, payment will be automatically distributed in four monthly samples, from September to December.