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Showing 6170 of 2313 articles for Art. 1882 · Cass. com. 26 November 1996 · CGI Art. 1042 · CGI Art. 1961

French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Société civile immobilière d'accession progressive à la propriété (non-trading property company for progressive home ownership)

Article 16

Income from housing let to their members by non-trading property companies for progressive home ownership operating in accordance with articles L. 443-6-2 to L. 443-6-13 of the construction and housin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…f) for housing located in France, acquired new or in a future state of completion between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1998 and at the taxpayer's request, a depreciation deduction equal to 10% of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis-0 A bis

I. - The delivery of securities as collateral entailing transfer of ownership and carried out under the conditions set out in I or III of Article L. 211-38 of the Monetary and Financial Code are subje…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Building lease

Article 33 bis

Subject to the provisions of article 151 quater, rents and services of any kind that constitute the price of a construction lease entered into under the conditions provided for by the

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis

I. - 1. Financial securities lent by a company are taken in priority from securities of the same nature acquired or subscribed to at the most recent date.The claim representing the financial securitie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 28

Net property income is equal to the difference between the amount of gross income and total property expenses.

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4: Determining taxable income

Article 31-0 bis

When a listed or registered historic monument, whether built or unbuilt, is the subject of a long lease for a period of at least eighteen years, the lessee is taxed as the owner on the income received…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 35

…ships mentioned in Article 8c.7° bis (Repealed as from the date of entry into force of I of article 26 of law no. 96-1182 of 30 December 1996, JO of 31);8° Persons who, on a professional basis, carry…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Rent subject to value added tax

Article 33 quater

For the purposes of determining the taxable property income of persons liable for value added tax on the rental of their buildings, gross receipts and deductible expenditure relating to the buildings…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14 A

Income distributed by a real estate investment fund mentioned in article 239 nonies in respect of the fraction of income mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-51 of the Monetary and Financial Code, with t…

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