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Showing 25212530 of 35258 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 16-D-24 du 8 Nov 2016

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Tax assessments and notices

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
II: Tax liability

Article 1665 ter

…n advance payment of the tax credit provided for in article 199 sexdecies of the present code, is deducted from the amount of the tax credit from which the person concerned benefits in respect of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1668 B

…aneously to the competent public accountant, no later than the date provided for in 2 of Article 1668 for the payment of the corporate income tax liquidation balance. It gives rise to an advance payme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

…rship or company employs fewer than fifty employees, has a balance sheet total or has achieved a turnover not exceeding ten million euros in respect of the financial year during which the transfer tak…

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

Article 1694 bis

The conditions under which persons subject to the simplified scheme for declaring turnover taxes mentioned in article 302 septies A pay the taxes covered by this scheme are determined under the condit…

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

Article 1693 sexies

…rterly instalments at least equal, respectively, to one twelfth or one quarter of the amount of tax due in respect of the previous calendar year. The additional tax due on the basis of the declaration…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1679 octies

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 ter

…opt for monthly direct debits from an account opened by him and meeting the conditions of article 1680 A.The option is exercised expressly and renewed tacitly each year.2. The deductions made each mon…

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

Article 1693 quater

…ed to file their returns by calendar quarter in accordance with the last paragraph of 2 of Article 287 pay this tax by means of two instalments paid during the year in which it becomes due and at leas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1679 septies

…A on the date of payment of the second instalment.Taxpayers may, under their own responsibility, reduce the amount of their instalments so that they do not exceed the amount of the assessment that th…

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