French income tax (progressive scale)
Estimate your French income tax on the official indexed 2026 scale (11%, 30%, 41% and 45% brackets), with a capped family quotient and the low-income reduction.
2026 rules — verified on October 8, 2026Free, no account
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Sources and assumptions
- service-public.gouv.fr — F1419 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « - Jusqu'à 11 600 € (tranche 1) : taux d'imposition de 0 % »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F1419 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « - De 11 601 € à 29 579 € (tranche 2) : taux d'imposition de 11 % »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F1419 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « - De 29 580 € à 84 577 € (tranche 3) : taux d'imposition de 30 % »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F1419 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « - De 84 578 € à 181 917 € (tranche 4) : taux d'imposition de 41 % »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F1419 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « - De 11 601 € à 29 579 € (tranche 2) : taux d'imposition de 11 % »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F1419 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « - De 29 580 € à 84 577 € (tranche 3) : taux d'imposition de 30 % »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F1419 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « - De 84 578 € à 181 917 € (tranche 4) : taux d'imposition de 41 % »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F1419 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « - Plus de 181 917 € (tranche 5) : taux d'imposition de 45 % »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F2705 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « L'avantage maximal accordé pour chaque demi-part supplémentaire est limité à 1 807 €. »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F34328 — tax year 2026, verified on October 8, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « La réduction d'impôt liée au quotient familial est limitée à 1 807 € pour chaque demi-part supplémentaire (904 € pour chaque quart de part supplémentaire). »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F34328 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « La décote est égale à la différence entre 897 € et 45,25 % du montant de votre impôt »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F34328 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « La décote est égale à la différence entre 1 483 € et 45,25 % du montant de votre impôt »
- bofip.impots.gouv.fr — BOI-IR-LIQ-20-20-30 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « un pourcentage du montant de l'impôt brut résultant du barème (45,25 % pour l'imposition des revenus de 2025) »
Calculation assumptions
- Three-step computation: progressive scale bracket by bracket, then the family-quotient advantage cap (CGI art. 197 I 2), then the low-income reduction (CGI art. 197 I 4).
- The amount entered is the household's NET TAXABLE income, i.e. after allowances and deductible charges: the calculator does not apply them.
- Tax reductions and credits (donations, home employment, childcare…) are not taken into account: they are applied after this computation.
- The cap used is the general-case one, per additional half share. Increased caps (single parent, disability, veteran) are not modelled.
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