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Proving you are square with the tax office
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Official sources
- impots.gouv.fr — How to obtain a tax compliance certificate (modified 29 April 2026): request to the business tax office through secure messaging with form 3666-SD for businesses subject to income tax, or directly online from the professional space for businesses subject to corporation tax and liable to VAT; certificate issued in real time if and only if the business is up to date with its filing and payment obligations, in PDF format, saveable and reissuable as many times as needed during the year; certificates issued through the tax account bear the stamp of the managing office and are accepted by all administrations, in particular for public contracts; assessment as close as possible to the day of the request, that is on the last day of the month preceding issue; online service unavailable in case of earlier failure to file or pay, court-supervised recovery, safeguard plan, conciliation or pending litigation — verified on September 11, 2026
- Service-public Entreprendre — Tax compliance certificate form (R14636, checked 3 February 2026): Cerfa 10640 (3666-SD), allows businesses to evidence at 31 December that their tax position is in order and to prove they are up to date with the taxes and contributions owed to the Treasury, payment of VAT and of income tax or corporation tax — verified on September 11, 2026
- Service-public Entreprendre — Public contracts (F23384, checked 17 July 2026): at the application stage the business sends a sworn declaration stating that it has met its tax and social obligations; once selected, it provides the tax compliance and vigilance certificates; a tax compliance certificate may be issued to a business benefiting from a payment plan granted by the commission of heads of financial services — verified on September 11, 2026
Contents linked from this module
- Tax compliance certificate
Form 3666-SD, to evidence that one's tax position is in order.
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