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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236 bis

If a company that has opted for the regime defined in the second paragraph of 1° bis of 1 of Article 39 is absorbed by a company that has not exercised this option, the paid holiday pay corresponding…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 terdecies

…e lease is granted by a company or grouping subject to the regime provided for in articles 8,8 ter, 238 ter, 239 ter to 239 quinquies, 239 septies and 239 nonies one of whose members is subject, at th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236 ter

For income tax or corporation tax purposes, expenses incurred in connection with preliminary archaeological studies or archaeological operations that constitute an element of the cost price of a fixed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Contribution levied in respect of the participation of employers in the construction effort and the participation of agricultural employers in the construction effort

Article 235 bis

1. The rules concerning the contribution collected in respect of the participation of employers in the construction effort are defined in articles

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 quater

Donations received by a company that has suffered loss as a result of a natural disaster recorded by an order issued pursuant to article L. 125-1 of the Insurance Code or an event with harmful consequ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 A

…are domiciled or established in a non-cooperative State or territory within the meaning of Article 238-0 A, do not qualify as deductible expenses for tax purposes, unless the debtor provides the proo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 bis

…'article L. 5422-1 of the same code as well as the additional allowance provided for in Article L. 3232-6 of the aforementioned code are deductible from taxable profits for the purposes of determining…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation of forestry groups and their members

Article 238 ter

Forestry groupings formed under the conditions set out in articles L. 331-1 to L. 331-15 of the Forestry Code are not subject to corporation tax; but each of their members is personally liable, for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 sexies

1. Income and expenses corresponding to the late payment penalties mentioned in article L. 441-9 and in II of article L. 441-10 of the French Commercial Code are attached, for the purposes of determin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis

1. Entitled to a tax reduction are payments made by companies subject to income tax or corporation tax for the benefit of:a) Works or organisations of general interest of a philanthropic, educational,…

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