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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I: Definition of overall net income

Article 1 A

A single annual personal income tax known as income tax is established. This tax is levied on the taxpayer's overall net income determined in accordance with the provisions of articles 156 to 168.This…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter

I.-The following are instituted: 1° A solidarity levy on income from assets mentioned in article L. 136-6 du code de la sécurité sociale; 2° Un prélèvement de solidarité sur les produits de placement…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter ZE bis

I. - 1. - The persons referred to in 1° to 4° of A of I of Article L. 612-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for compl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter X

Property and casualty insurance companies of all kinds must, when they apply to the taxable income for a financial year the surplus of provisions set aside to meet the settlement of claims arising dur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 257 bis

When a total or partial universality of goods is transferred for valuable consideration, free of charge or in the form of a contribution to a company between persons liable for value added tax, no sup…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 B

Legal entities governed by public law are not subject to value added tax for the activity of their administrative, social, educational, cultural and sporting services when their non-taxability does no…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 C

I.-Taxable persons who have in France the seat of their economic activity or a permanent establishment or, failing that, their domicile or habitual residence, with the exception of permanent establish…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 257

I. - Transactions contributing to the production or supply of immovable property are subject to value added tax under the following conditions.1. The following are treated in the same way as tangible…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 A

Persons who independently carry out one of the economic activities mentioned in the fifth paragraph are subject to value added tax, regardless of the legal status of these persons, their situation wit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 257 ter

I.- Each transaction subject to value added tax is considered to be distinct and independent and is subject to its own tax regime determined on the basis of its main element or its non-accessory eleme…

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