Home employment: what will change for the tax credit in 2022

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"An instant tax credit."

Two months after a decision of the Council of State which had sown the disorder on the tax credit for the French who use a home service, the Minister of Public Accounts Olivier Dussopt wanted to be reassuring Thursday morning: the perimeter of the credit tax remains unchanged.

But the minister also announced some changes which will come into force at the beginning of 2022. Europe 1 takes stock of these changes. 

The state will pay 50% of the employee's salary

Today, if you employ a gardener, nanny or housekeeper, or if you use a provider that offers this service, you are entitled to a credit 50% of the expense you incur to pay the salary of that person.

But you have to wait a year before receiving this credit.

In detail, you receive a deposit at the beginning of January and the balance during the summer.

A delay that allows the administration to process your tax return. 

But from February 2022, or even January according to Olivier Dussopt, you will no longer have to pay your nanny's entire salary.

It will simply be necessary to pay half of it, the State taking responsibility for paying the other half directly to the employee or to the service provider.

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Encourage home services and fight moonlighting

A major change that should allow not only to increase the use of home services but also to fight against moonlighting, argued Olivier Dussopt.

A news greeted with a smile by the Federation of services to individuals (Fesp), which estimates that "30% to 40% of activity is still black" currently.

"But with this mechanism, we think that there will be no more interest" in not declaring your employee, according to Maxime Aïach, president of Fesp. 

According to the federation, this sector "weighs" 1.5 million jobs in France.