Overview

• The DGFIP has launched a formal study on whether to end cheque acceptance for tax and fine payments.
• No timeline has been set for the review’s conclusion, leaving the cheque’s future uncertain.
• The finance ministry declined to confirm reports that its last cheque processing center in Rennes will shut down in 2027.
• Cheque volumes processed by the Trésor public fell 72% over the last decade to about 40 million in 2024.
• Usage dropped 20% between January–April 2025 and the same months in 2024, leaving cheques at just 4.5% of payments by count and around 1% by value.