Like you, I fill in forms like this in pencil to start with, or do a photocopy and write on that.
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Must admit, I am of the same thinking. Further, I think I missed the paper filing date one year (it being earlier than I thought) and left myself with no other option going forward.
Your question above is easy to answer - override/ignore what the Impôts have pre-declared if you genuinely believe it’s incorrect, irrespective of whether their figures are too low or too high. The only responsible, legally safe answer is to report the correct income figure(s). Bear in mind also that given your recent “discussions” with the Impôts, they will almost certainly be looking closely to see if they agree with your treatment of prélèvements sociaux in 2025….
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Hi, have not worked through this entire thread so thanks in advance to anyone who can refer me to an earlier post.
Re: foreign bank accounts/AVs - do we add each to the main declaration or have the details of open accounts been ‘stored’ anywhere? Also I cannot tick box 8TT as usual - 8UU is ticked already.
Thanks.
Hi Sarah
The online system should show you the accounts that they already know about. So you only have to add information if you’ve closed one or more of those accounts. Or opened new ones. That’s what happened to me in any case: the system already had the details I provided last year, and I just updated them.
The change this year is that form 3916 is now incorporated in the main tax declaration (form 2042).
I can’t remember whether 8UU was pre-ticked when I first started our tax return. But on completing the return I printed off the summary and it certainly lists 8UU as being ticked. No mention of 8TT. 8TT is for foreign life insurance policies. Which we don’t have.
Must admit, that is what has been stalling me.
BTW, I did my figures and in fact they are 9 euros over the top. so I found that the pencil worked and corrected it. The instant result was a very stern message, IN RED, basically saying that I’d better be right because it may well involve a request for proof. 
There was a choice of annuler or valider, I have left it hanging there for the last 4 hours. I am tempted to click on annuler, but what if that 9 euros tips me over the edge into actually having to pay tax?
Hi and thanks for your quick reply. I have just consulted our previous declaration and all accounts are shown there - phew! I have added a Wise account (just to be on the safe side) and it was so much easier to do in main declaration. If I can’t tick the 8TT box then I will add a note before I submit the return.
Thanks again 
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I would be tempted to click the buttons and then see what the end result comes out at. Which with non complex tax you should see straight away.
Said another way, how much pain is the tax on 9 euros worth…
I have noticed some of the data is suspect…particularly the dac information [airbnb, booking.com etc] however as in the aggregate with private bookings the turnover is still higher there was no need to override it. Gite owners that only rent through the platforms should definitely check it though…
That was my first thought, but as I have never had a high enough income to qualify for French tax in 26 years, while I would definitely qualify if I lived in England (I know this because I was once mistakenly charged £100 for 2 consecutive months on only one of my pensions), I have no idea how close I am to the trigger to start paying here. There must be a crossover point somewhere.
Anyway, courage in both hands I clicked ‘Valider’ and moved onto the next problem. One for later, much to do today, a 30 km round trip for a covid jab for one thing but at least I can pick up some pickles and tabasco sauce and some pills for the dog. 
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Yep, getting it filed, be it right or wrong, is one of life’s more stress relieving ticks. Enjoy your well earned pickle shopping! 
Yes but the bloody vet had run out of Jules’ pills, good job he has enough left to last him another week.
Would someone be kind enough to help me please.
I’ve been completing the return the same way for years and the result has always come out as 0€, as it should be.
Except this year the online calculator reckons we will owe 17,000€ !!! I can’t for the life of me figure out why.
My husband is a civil servant in the UK, so obviously pays tax etc there. I receive a government pension which is also taxed in the UK. There is no other income.
Every year I tick the same boxes knowing nothing has changed, except this year Box 1AF is greyed out and the only way to enter any details in it is to click the edit icon and complete Boxes 1AC and 1BH. 1AC is net of tax, NI and pension conts. Should it be net of tax only?
I don’t remember ever doing this page before!
Box 8TK = the total sum of both gross incomes, box 1BL is completed with my pension details and boxes 8UU, 8SH, 8SI are ticked.
Form 2047 Section 6 = total sum of both gross incomes to reflect Box 8TK.
What am I doing wrong?
I’ve seen reports of a glitch this year, affecting people in your position. The advice I’ve seen is to send a secure message from your impôt account and it will be resolved.
Thank you John, I’ll do that.
I had heard tho’ the glitch had been resolved a few weeks ago.
Nothing!
If JohnHs helpful suggestion doesn’t result in a rapid unblocking of the relevant box, consider putting the civil service salary earned by your husband in the equivalent box for a UK government pension, 1AL, since, pragmatically , the economic effect will be identical IF you have no other income bar the government pension and government salary. Put a reference to the glitch and what you’ve done in the “mention expresse”.section/”observations et commentaires” at the end of the return. You should still owe zero.
Thank you @George1.
I have until 4th June to get it done and dusted so no panic … yet! 
Dangerous thoughts, sadly, got them myself and I don’t even know my deadline.
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It’s midnight on 28th for us in 24, I did mine the other day.
Oh my gawd, better make a start then.
I wonder if you’d mind nipping over the fence and doing mine. 
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I think I have finished my paper form (year 1 - the online account is up and running ready for next year!)
Grateful for any words of wisdom on two silly points…
- can I omit the many pages that are not completed because they are not relevant for us?
- can/should I staple or clip forms? we have numerous 3916 forms for various different bank accounts… if the pages were to get out of order it wouldn’t make sense! But I remember another form recently advised not to staple.
In the meantime, my husband has returned with a pack of gusset envelopes big enough to accomodate the half tree of paper!
Thanks for any tips