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Showing 27112720 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Social contribution on corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1668 D

I. - The social contribution mentioned in article 235 ter ZC is collected in the same way as corporation tax and subject to the same guarantees and penalties.It is paid spontaneously to the competent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Rules for rounding tax bases

Article 1649 undecies

The bases for taxes of all kinds are rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 D

In addition to the chairman, the commission includes four representatives of the taxpayers appointed by the chambers of agriculture with jurisdiction in the administrative court and three representati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 J

…ination of disputes relating to the deduction of the remuneration referred to in 1° of 1 of Article 39 or the taxation of the remuneration referred to in d of Article 111, the taxpayers' representativ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 B

…ination of disputes relating to the deduction of the remuneration referred to in 1° of 1 of Article 39 or to the taxation of the remuneration referred to in d of article 111, the taxpayers' representa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Assessment and collection of taxes

Article 1659 A

The initial rolls for local direct taxes and direct taxes levied for the benefit of certain public establishments and various bodies may be assessed within the same timeframe as the supplementary roll…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12. Development tax.

Article 1679 octies

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater

…ticle 299 other than those subject to the simplified actual taxation scheme provided for in article 302 septies A or allowed to file their returns by calendar quarter in accordance with the last parag…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV ter : Payment of value added tax by bank transfer or electronic payment order

Article 1695 quater

Taxpayers pay value added tax and taxes assimilated to turnover tax by remote payment.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI : Waiver of payment and rebate in the event of death as a result of an act of terrorism, participation in an external or internal security operation or in circumstances leading to a citation in the Order of the Nation

Article 1691 ter

…e article of roll remaining due on the date of death or due, in respect of the taxation of income received or realised by the deceased. This discharge cannot cover taxes due on income relating to year…

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