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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

I.-Gifts of full ownership of sums of money made to a child, grandchild, great-grandchild or, in the absence of such a descendant, a nephew or niece, are exempt from free transfer tax up to a limit of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 A bis

I. - Sums paid, including salaries, in consideration for artistic services provided or used in France, by a debtor who carries on business in France to persons or companies, subject to income tax or c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis AB

Companies that purchase original works by living artists between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2025 and include them in a fixed asset account may deduct an amount equal to the purchase price from the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1731 A bis

The late payment interest provided for in

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis A

1. Companies operating either a daily newspaper, or a publication with a monthly frequency at most devoted for the most part to political and general information, or an online press service recognised…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 bis A

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9: Sanctions against third parties

Article 1740 A bis

I. - Where the tax authorities have imposed an 80% surcharge on the taxpayer on the basis of c of 1 of Article 1728, b or c of article 1729 or article 1729-0 A, any natural or legal person who, in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Va: Other forms of solidarity

Article 1691 bis A

Establishments that guarantee completion of the construction are jointly and severally liable for payment of the development tax provided for in Article 1635 quater A with the taxpayer(s) mentioned in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis AA

Sums due to employees in respect of employee profit-sharing, pursuant to Title II of Book III of Part III of the Labour Code, are exempt from income tax when they have been allocated under the conditi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 196 A bis

Any taxpayer may consider as dependent, within the meaning of article 196, provided that they live under his roof, persons holding the "mobility inclusion" card bearing the "invalidity" mention provid…

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