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Showing 491500 of 2190 articles for Art. 119 bis

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163-0 A bis

For the taxation of the benefits mentioned in article 80 decies, the total amount paid is divided by the number of years for which the contributions were deducted. The result is added to the net overa…

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Section XXa: Tax on high-frequency transactions

Article 235 ter ZD bis

I. - Companies operating in France, within the meaning of I of Article 209, are subject to a tax on high-frequency trading in equity securities, within the meaning of article L. 212-1 A of the Monetar…

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Section XXIa: Tax to finance the local authority support fund

Article 235 ter ZE bis

I. - 1. - The persons referred to in 1° to 4° of A of I of Article L. 612-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for compl…

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B: Reduced rate

Article 279-0 bis A

I.-The reduced rate of 10% applies to the supply of housing that meets the following conditions: 1° The housing is intended by the lessee to be rented as a principal residence to individuals whose res…

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2° : Industrial and commercial profits

Article 302 septies A bis

I. - With regard to the taxation of industrial and commercial profits, an actual profit regime is instituted for small and medium-sized enterprises which includes lighter obligations.II. - (Repealed).…

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III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A bis

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to rolling stock used on the public passenger transport lines mentioned in articles L. 2142-1 and L. 2142-2 of the Transport Code,…

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III: Exemption

Article 1594 H-0 bis

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration fees the acquisition of housing previously acquired from low-income housing organisations under the con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 00Ib: Electronic filing of returns

Article 1649 quater B bis

A company's declarations intended for the administration and submitted electronically, on a compulsory or optional basis, are transmitted in accordance with conditions laid down by decree.Declarations…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Approved management centres

Article 1649 quater E bis

Members of approved management centres are required to accept payment either by bank card or by cheque. In the latter case, they must make the cheques payable to themselves and not endorse them unless…

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III: Common provisions

Article 1649 quater K bis

The composition of the boards of directors of approved management centres, associations and joint management bodies is set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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