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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 123 bis

…privileged nature of a tax regime shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of article 238 A by comparison with the tax regime applicable to a company or collective entity mentioned in 1…

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16° : Real estate investment companies and real estate management companies

Article 139 ter

…olders or unit holders: 1° By investment property companies governed by article 33-I of law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963; 2° By management property companies governed by article 1 of decree no. 63-683…

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b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 112

…rise to the allocation of securities to members under the conditions provided for in 2 of article 115;c. Amounts incorporated into shareholders' equity on the occasion of a merger or demerger without…

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2: Income from bonds

Article 119

…1) shall determine the issue rate to be used to calculate the tax on these premiums. (1) Annex III, art. 41 octies to 41 duodecies.

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3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 122

…France with a view to combating tax fraud and evasion, the allowance provided for in I of article 125-0 A is applicable under the same conditions. The limits of this allowance apply globally to the pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4b: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 125 A

…ference tax income for the penultimate year, as defined in 1° of IV of article 1417, is less than €25,000 for single, divorced or widowed taxpayers and less than €50,000 for taxpayers subject to joint…

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4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124 C

…24 B is set in accordance with the conditions set out in the first paragraph of 1 and 2 of Article 150-0 D. However, the costs of acquisition for valuable consideration may not be determined on a flat…

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4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 125-00 A

…ent of non-repayment of a loan granted under the conditions provided for in article 7 of article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code or of a free loan mentioned in article L. 548-1 of the same…

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4°: Société anonyme Natexis or any company it controls within the meaning of article 355-1 of law no. 66-537 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies

Article 131

…he withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A : 1° to 4° (Obsolete provisions); 4° bis For their entire duration, long-term bonds and notes is…

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2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 U

…ights relating to such property, are liable to income tax under the conditions set out in articles 150 V to 150 VH.These provisions apply, subject to those set out in 3° of I of Article 35, to capital…

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