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Showing 301310 of 56985 articles for Art. 796-0 bis and 796-0 quater

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 bis

…der the conditions provided for in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186 of the French Commercial Code, and the subscription or purchase price of this share is taxed as salary and wages. II. When the purc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater C

…nefit from an income tax credit in respect of expenditure actually incurred, between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025, for the acquisition and installation of an electric vehicle charging system in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Tax reduction granted to members of approved management centres or associations

Article 199 quater B

Holders of income liable to income tax in the category of industrial and commercial profits, agricultural profits or non-commercial profits whose turnover or revenue is below the limits of the schemes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIVc: Taxation of European Economic Interest Groupings and their members

Article 239 quater C

European economic interest groupings that are set up and operate under the conditions provided for by Council of the European Communities regulation no. 2137-85 of 25 July 1985 do not fall within the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I, II and IV

Article 1378 quater A

The conversion, authorised by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, of a body formed, in any form whatsoever, with a view to one of the objects set out in Article 2 of Law no. 78-654 of 22 June 1978, into a p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Regional planning and development

Article 722 bis

…% rate of transfer duty provided for in Article 719 is reduced to 0% for acquisitions of businesses and clienteles made in the zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in B of 3 of ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 quater A

…of the purchase during the year in which the company was formed. This percentage is equal to the standard rate of corporation tax applicable to the profits made by the acquired company in respect of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I bis

…the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, were owed, directly or indirectly, by one or more insurance and similar bodies due to the death of the insured or due to the maturity of a life insurance contra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HK

Capital gains realised on the disposal of shares in a company defined in article 238 bis HE as well as those withdrawn from the redemption by the said company of its own shares are subject to the rule…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1761 bis

Taxpayers who have benefited from the tax credit provided for in article 200 quater in contravention of the provisions of c of 6 ter of the same article 200 quater shall be liable for a fine equal to…

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