Inquiry about tax obligations: Should financial aid received from CAF be reported for tax declaration purposes?
Curious about CAF allowances and taxes? Here's a lowdown on what you need to know.
- What social and family benefits should be declared for taxes?
If you receive compensation for a loss of income, such as disability or sick leave, you should declare it. Unemployment benefits and daily allowances, including those for sick leave or maternity leave, also need to be declared, regardless of who pays them (Social Security, employer, or an insurer).
- What benefits do not need to be declared for taxes?
Daily allowances for a work-related accident or occupational disease, as well as temporary disability benefits, are not taxable up to 50% of their amount. Benefits from contracts of insurance under a voluntary supplementary health insurance scheme, as well as benefits received by asbestos workers or victims of asbestos, radiation-induced diseases, or nuclear tests, are also tax-free.
- What Caf primes and allowances should be declared for taxes?
Standard family and social benefits paid by the Family Allowance Fund (CAF) are exempt from income tax. However, certain non-standard allowances may need to be declared if they are considered income, like the activity bonus or education allowances for handicapped children. Consult the tax administration for specifics.
- Is RSA taxable?
Active Solidarity Income (RSA) is exempt from income tax, so it does not need to be declared.
- How to declare the activity bonus paid by the Caf for taxes?
The activity bonus paid by the CAF is also exempt from tax, so you do not need to declare it.
- What social benefits should be declared?
Aids received from an employer, such as restaurant tickets or holiday vouchers, may need to be declared if they exceed set limits. You should report these amounts in the "Other taxable income" section of your tax return.
- How to include social and family allowances in your 2025 tax return?
When filing your income tax return, include the amounts that need to be declared in the appropriate sections. However, CAF aids listed as non-taxable do not need to be declared on your tax return.
- When do you need to file a declaration to the Caf?
If there's a change in your professional or personal life, fill out a situation declaration to avoid an overpayment and potential repayment. Before March 2025, beneficiaries had to report their resource amount in a CAF quarterly declaration to continue receiving RSA or activity bonus. Now, the net social amount is automatically pre-filled in the CAF declaration. The beneficiary just needs to verify it before validating the declaration.
Key terms:
- Compensation for loss of income (compensation pour perte de revenu)
- Unemployment benefits (allocations chômage)
- Daily allowances (allocations journalières)
- Marginal tax rate (taux extraordinaire)
- Social Security (Assurance maladie)
- Employer (employeur)
- Insurer or provident body (mutuel ou caisses de prévoyance)
- Disability pensions
- Wage (salaire)
- SMIC (salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance)
- Asbestos workers' allowance (Allocation byssinosérologique)
- RSA (Revenu de solidarité active)
- Activity bonus (prime d'activité)
- Family Allowance Fund (Caisse d'allocations familiales or CAF)
- CESU (Centre d'établissement des services universitaires)
- Restaurant tickets
- Holiday vouchers
- Public transport subscription (abonnement à la navigation en commun)
- Home services (aides à domicile)
- Situation declaration (déclaration de situation)
- Quarterly resource declaration (déclaration trimestrielle de ressources)
- CAF quarterly declaration (déclaration trimestrielle au CAF)
- Tax-exempt (exempt de la déclaration ou de l'imposition)
- Taxable (imposable)
- The CAF allowances, including the activity bonus and education allowances for handicapped children, may require declaration if considered income, although standard family and social benefits from the CAF are exempt from income tax.
- In 2042, when filing your income tax return, you need to include the amounts that need to be declared in the appropriate sections, while CAF aids listed as non-taxable do not need to be declared.
- If you're receiving the Revenu de solidarité active (RSA) or the activity bonus, you do not need to declare them as they are exempt from income tax.
- Curious about personal-finance matters, it's essential to understand that certain benefits, such as daily allowances for work-related accidents or occupational diseases, as well as temporary disability benefits, are not taxable up to 50% of their amount.
- Keen on education-and-self-development, one must be aware that aids received from an employer, such as restaurant tickets or holiday vouchers, may need to be declared if they exceed set limits, reporting them in the "Other taxable income" section of your tax return.
