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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220

…rty or rights previously held by the person, or another person related to him within the meaning of 12 de l'article 39, who, in the contract which conferred on the taxpayer the holding of these assets…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° : Tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 220 sexies

…anted to delegated production companies that use employment contracts mentioned in 3° of Article L. 1242-2 of the French Labour Code in order to fill jobs that are not directly linked to the productio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219 bis

…rate is set at 10% for: a. Income from debt securities mentioned in the first paragraph of article 124 B; b. Income from securities issued from 1 January 1987 as defined in articles 118,119,238 septi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of live shows

Article 220 quindecies

…mpanies engaged in the activity of live performance entrepreneur, within the meaning of Article L. 7122-2 of the Labour Code, and subject to corporation tax, may benefit from a tax credit in respect o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 Z septies

…l the legal entities with which it is not dealing at arm's length, within the meaning of Article 39(12), is taken into account. The parent company mentioned in Article 39(12) of the French Tax Code is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…the application of I, there must be no relationship of dependence, within the meaning of Article 39(12), between the subscribing company and the entity benefiting from the subscription.IV. - The benef…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

…y new talent, composed of one or more works free of copyright within the meaning of the articles L. 123-1 to L. 123-12 of the Intellectual Property Code. By way of derogation, for businesses that meet…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219

…0% for financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2007.A share of costs and expenses equal to 12% of the gross amount of capital gains on disposals is taken into account in determining taxable i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 septdecies

…hese allocations are deductible up to:- 60% of taxable income for the financial year beginning in 2012;- 40% for the financial year beginning in 2013.2. Amounts deducted from the reserve referred to i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 F

…fers made between a transferor and a transferee who are related to each other within the meaning of 12 of l'article 39. II. - The application of I is subject to the condition that the transferee compa…

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