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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 965

…ment for real estate wealth tax is the net value at 1 January of the year: 1° Of all the property and property rights belonging to the persons mentioned in article 964 as well as to their minor childr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Social debt repayment contributions paid to the social debt repayment fund (Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale)

Article 1600-0 J

The rate of the contributions for the repayment of the social debt mentioned in articles 1600-0 G to 1600-0 I is set by the article 19 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the reimburseme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278-0 B

I.-Intra-Community acquisitions and imports of goods, other than works of art, are subject to the rate laid down for the supply of the same goods. II. II - The supply of work under contract is subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis Intermediate housing

Article 1384-0 A

New homes allocated to the principal dwelling and completed before 1 January 2023 are exempt from property tax on built properties for a period of twenty years from the year following that of their co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278-0 A

By way of derogation from I and II of article 257 ter, where the elements other than incidental elements of a transaction are subject to the special rates provided for in articles 281 quater to 281 oc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 C

I.-At the request of the farmer, the income tax relating to the following income is assessed each year in fifths for the year of cessation and the following four years: 1° The sums deducted in applica…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 bis

I. The benefit corresponding to the difference between the actual value of the share on the date of exercise of an option granted under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1759-0 A

Infringements of the obligation to make the withholding tax provided for in Article 1671 and the reporting obligations provided for in Article 87-0 A will result in the application of a fine which, wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 792-0 bis

I. - 1. For the purposes of this Code, "trust" means all legal relationships created in the law of a State other than France by a person who has the status of settlor, by inter vivos deed or mortis ca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262-00 bis

I.-The following are exempt from value-added tax: 1° The supply of goods and services carried out within the framework of diplomatic and consular relations, within the limits, where applicable, of the…

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