Which tax forms do you need for the 2026 declaration?

Last updated 19 July 2026AdminLanding Editorial

2042, 2044, 2047, 3916, 2086… Answer 8 questions about your own situation and get the exact list of official forms, each with its impots.gouv.fr link — free, no account.

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Your 2026 declaration (2025 income): answer 8 questions, get the official form list.

1Salary or pension

I receive a salary or a pension

2Self-employment

I am self-employed (micro-entrepreneur, liberal profession, trade…)

3Unfurnished rental

I rent out an unfurnished property

4Furnished rental

I rent out a furnished property

5Income from abroad

I received income from outside France (salary, pension, rent, dividends…)

6Accounts held outside France

I opened, held, used or closed a bank account or life-insurance-type contract abroadI hold a digital-asset (crypto) account on a platform based abroad

7Disposals during the year

I sold digital assets (crypto) for money or used them to payI sold securities (shares, funds…)

8Your situation

My net taxable real-estate assets exceed €1.3 million on 1 JanuaryThis is my first income declaration in France

Your form list:

1 form

Data: 2026 declaration (2025 income) — every link goes to the official impots.gouv.fr form page.

2042

Income tax return (base)

The base declaration every tax household files for the income received by its members.

•Base return filed by every tax household.

Official form (impots.gouv.fr)

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Quick answer

Every tax household files the base 2042; the other forms are annexes triggered by your situation. Unfurnished rental: directly on the 2042 under micro-foncier (gross property income up to €15,000 for 2025 income) or on the 2044 under the régime réel. Furnished rental: via the 2042-C-PRO (micro-BIC ceilings 2025: €77,700, or €15,000 for non-classified meublés de tourisme). Foreign income goes on the 2047, each foreign account on a 3916 (crypto accounts included), crypto disposals on the 2086 carried to the 2042-C, and net taxable real-estate wealth above €1.3 million on 1 January on the 2042-IFI.

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How the French declaration forms fit together

One base form, then annexes

The 2042 is the base return every household files — salaries and pensions are entered directly on it. The rest of the system is modular: the 2042-C collects income and charges that have no box on the base form, and the 2042-C-PRO collects self-employment income (micro-BIC, micro-BNC or régime réel results) and furnished-rental amounts. You only add the annexes your situation triggers.

Rental income: the régime decides the form

For an unfurnished rental, the micro-foncier régime applies by default when the household's gross property income does not exceed €15,000 for the year (2025 income) — amounts then go directly on the 2042. Above that ceiling, or on option, the régime réel applies and the detail goes on the 2044. For a furnished rental, everything passes through the 2042-C-PRO: directly under micro-BIC (2025 ceilings: €77,700 for long-term rentals, chambres d'hôtes and classified meublés de tourisme; €15,000 for non-classified meublés de tourisme since the loi « Le Meur »), or as the carried-over result under the régime réel — which also requires a separate professional declaration, the 2031-SD « liasse ».

Anything abroad has its own form

Two obligations are routinely missed by newcomers and expats. Income received from outside France is declared on the 2047 and then carried back onto the return. Separately, each account opened, held, used or closed outside France — bank accounts, capitalisation contracts, and digital-asset accounts on platforms based abroad — must be declared on its own form 3916, even if it produced no income.

Disposals, wealth and first declarations

Taxable crypto disposals are detailed per transaction on the 2086, with the overall result carried onto the 2042-C. For securities, the 2074 is only needed when the bank or broker has not fully calculated the gains (the annual IFU usually covers it). Net taxable real-estate assets above €1.3 million on 1 January trigger the 2042-IFI annex. And for a first declaration in France, online filing is the rule for households with internet access — paper forms remain available from your Service des impôts des particuliers or a Maison France Services if you cannot file online yet.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Base form, rental annexes, foreign accounts, crypto and securities.

Which form does every French tax household file?

The 2042 — the base income tax return filed by every tax household. Salaries and pensions are reported directly on it. Everything else is an annex added on top depending on your situation: 2042-C (supplementary income), 2042-C-PRO (self-employment and furnished rental), 2044 (unfurnished rental under the régime réel), 2047 (foreign income), 3916 (foreign accounts), 2086 (crypto disposals), 2074 (securities), 2042-IFI (real-estate wealth).

Which form do I need for rental income?

Unfurnished: under the micro-foncier régime (gross property income up to €15,000 for 2025 income) the amounts go directly on the 2042 — no annex; under the régime réel they are detailed on the 2044. Furnished: amounts pass through the 2042-C-PRO — directly under micro-BIC (2025 ceilings: €77,700, or €15,000 for non-classified meublés de tourisme since the loi « Le Meur »), or as the carried-over result under the régime réel, which also requires a separate professional declaration (form 2031-SD and its annexes).

Do I have to declare my foreign bank accounts?

Yes. Each account opened, held, used or closed outside France must be declared on a form 3916 — one per account — including digital-asset (crypto) accounts held on platforms based abroad. Income received from outside France is a separate matter: it goes on the 2047 and is then carried back onto the return.

I sold crypto or shares — which forms apply?

Crypto: taxable disposals of digital assets are detailed per transaction on the 2086, and the overall gain or loss is carried onto the 2042-C. Securities: the 2074 is only needed when your bank or broker has not fully calculated the gains or losses — in most cases the annual IFU statement covers it and the amounts are reported without a 2074.

Informational: AdminLanding is a technology platform, not an accounting or law firm, and does not provide personalized tax advice. This checker maps the situations you declare to the official forms and links only to official sources; forms and thresholds can change. Always confirm with the official instructions of each form on impots.gouv.fr — or a qualified professional (expert-comptable, avocat fiscaliste) — before filing.

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