I have stopped employing a cleaner: What should I do?

I paid a cleaner for regular work at our home in the past but have stopped this year. What do I need to do to make sure that I do not receive tax credit money at the start of next year as I am no longer entitled to this? 

Usually, at the start of 2027 you will obtain a payment equivalent to 60% of your previous tax credit and reduction entitlements; the calculation will be based on your 2026 declaration of 2025 income. 

However, if you did not have the same eligible expenses in 2026 then you can adjust the amount of the January 2027 60% instalment, or cancel it, via your online space on the tax website. 

You should do this in the later part of 2026, after your 2025 tax credits have been regularised, but before a date in around mid-December when the cut-off date typically falls (this has not yet been specified for 2026). 

To do this, click Gérer mon prélèvement à la source, then Gérer vos avances de réductions et crédits d’impôt in your personal space. You can then choose not to have this advance payment (Je souhaite renoncer à mon avance) or to reduce it (Je souhaite modifier mon avance). 

In the latter case you should estimate the correct amount of your reductions and credits by clicking on the simulator link. 

Then click Je valide mon choix. 

Note that it is possible to opt to take off the corresponding tax credit entitlement immediately when paying for services in the home (avance immédiate du crédit d’impôt). 

If people opt for this, the amounts they have already benefited from will be deducted from the amount paid to them the following January. 

This ensures that they are not paid too much and avoids them having to make repayments later.