2023-07-02 07:00:26
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Share of VAT in tax revenue, use of artificial intelligence to detect fraud, number of non-taxable households… There is no shortage of surprising figures on the subject of taxes.
Did you know that artificial intelligence has a growing role in tax audits, or that a majority of French people do not pay theincome tax ? When studied in detail, taxation does not fail to surprise us. Many data thus call certain beliefs into question, both on the traditional income tax and on the audiovisual license fee, the property tax or even the value added tax (VAT). What are the most amazing statistics?
1. Less than one in two French people is taxable
44.63%: here is the proportion of tax households that were liable for income tax in 2022 according to the report of the General Directorate of Public Finance (DGFiP). In other words, less than half of the French people see their income punctured by the tax administration under this tax. France therefore has a majority of non-taxable households.
In detail, 18.3 million households, or 45.55% of households, have nothing to pay the tax authorities. And for regarding 4 other million households, or 9.8%, the tax authorities even make a refund. Indeed, the game of reductions and tax credits can make it possible to display a negative balance on its tax notice.
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2. Artificial intelligence takes part in nearly one in two tax audits
In 2022, more than half of tax audits were carried out with the assistance of artificial intelligence, 52.36% precisely. This new technology, brought to everyone’s attention with the success of ChatGPT and MidJourney, is used by the Public Treasury to target the controls to be carried out.
The goal? Save time, to allow the DGFiP teams to focus on the control itself of the tax situation of the targeted taxpayer. Currently, artificial intelligence is mainly used for corporate controls, but its development for individuals is only in its infancy.
3. VAT, champion of tax revenue
The value added tax, or VAT, is less cringeworthy than income tax. And for good reason: it is relatively painless, since it is paid in installments, on each purchase, and not very visible. However, VAT is the main tax revenue for the State, and by far: with 273 billion euros in revenue in 2022, it represents more than twice the amount generated thanks to income tax and its 110 billion euros.
However, VAT has a major drawback: it does not take into account the personal situation of each household, unlike income tax. Compared to other taxes, the gap is still widening. VAT thus represents six times the property tax and its 46 billion euros, and… 113 times the real estate wealth tax (IFI) with its 2.4 billion euros in revenue.
4. One in ten people still pay their property tax the traditional way
At the time of dematerialization, this statistic on the payment of property tax is surprising: 10.9% of French people pay their property tax in the traditional way, that is to say directly at the counter of the Public Treasury, in a specially approved tobacco shop, by TIPSEPA or by check. To be able to pay in this way, however, the amount to be paid must be less than 300 euros. Otherwise, it is imperative to pay your property tax directly online.
5. 3.7 billion euros less with the abolition of the TV license fee
In 2021, the contribution to public broadcasting was 138 euros per household. This tax, nicknamed “TV license fee” was abolished for all in 2022, i.e. a total loss amounting to 3.7 billion euros for the State. This figure, high in absolute terms, must all the same be put into perspective: the total amount of tax revenue from the State, various organizations and local authorities was 759 billion euros for the year 2022.
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