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Your tax bill (avis d'imposition) lands late July into August

Late July – August 2026 · updated 7 July 2026

The document that tells you what you owe (or are owed) arrives across late July and August. There's a short correction window if the figures look wrong — and the day it lands matters more than the day it's due.

What's happening

Your avis d'imposition — the formal statement of your income tax position for the year — is issued across late July and August. It appears in your secure space on the tax portal first, with a paper copy following for those who haven't gone digital.

The bit people miss

There is a correction window in mid-August. If you filed online and later spot an error — a missed deduction, a wrong figure, a credit you forgot — you can usually amend through the online declaration service during this window without any drama. Miss it and putting things right becomes a slower, more formal affair.

What to actually do

  • Log in and read the avis the day it appears, not the day payment's due.
  • Check the headline figures against what you expected and what you declared.
  • If something's off, use the mid-August correction window — it's the clean, low-friction way to fix it.

Our take

Read it the day it arrives, not the day it's due. If something's off, the mid-August window is your one clean chance to fix it without a fight. Diarise a reminder to actually log in — that's the whole trick.

Sources & where to check

impots.gouv.fr — the official tax portal

Pimpernel explains what changes mean in practice. It isn't legal, tax or immigration advice — for your own situation, check the official source above or speak to a qualified professional.

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