Direction générale des finances publiques

The Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP) is the French government agency responsible for tax collection and the management of public finances. Recent news highlights its role in identifying and addressing tax irregularities. Specifically, the DGFiP is under scrutiny regarding wealthy households who pay wealth tax (impôt sur la fortune) but declare no income tax. While around 2,000 such households have been subject to tax adjustments for fraud or irregularities, the reasons behind the remaining cases are being examined, including low declared income, financial arrangements, and specific asset structures. Furthermore, the DGFiP is leveraging technology to detect discrepancies and potential tax evasion among property owners, particularly as the annual income and asset declaration period approaches. This underscores the DGFiP's ongoing efforts to ensure tax compliance and fairness, and its increasing reliance on technological tools for tax enforcement.