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Showing 110 of 29120 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 7-7-2022 n° 21-13.527 F-B

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 F

L'à-valoir mentionné à l'article L. 731-22-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code is deductible from the profit or loss for the financial year in which it is paid. However, when the taxable i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 F

For the purposes of collecting inter vivos transfer duties, an allowance of €80,724 is made on the share of the partner bound to the donor by a civil solidarity pact.The benefit of this allowance is c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2022

The trust contract shall define the conditions under which the trustee shall report to the settlor.However, where during the performance of the contract the settlor is subject to a guardianship measur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 B bis

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Slaughter health fees

Article 302 bis N

Any person who has an animal slaughtered in a slaughterhouse pays a slaughter health fee to the State. However, in the case of contract slaughter, the fee is paid by the third-party slaughterer on beh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 F

I. - Net capital gains generated on the disposal of premises for office, commercial or industrial use or building land by a legal entity subject to corporation tax under the conditions of ordinary law…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 B

An indemnity intended to cover damage to crops caused by events of climatic origin which is acquired in respect of a financial year, but covers a loss actually incurred in respect of a subsequent fina…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 B

I. The taxable profit of farmers subject to a real taxation system who benefit from start-up aid for young farmers provided for in article D. 343-3 du code rural et de la pêche maritime , is determine…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231 bis N

The remuneration paid to employees benefiting from an employment support contract or a contract for the future defined respectively in articles L. 5134-20 and L. 5134-35 of the Labour Code is exempt f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section X: Stamp duty levied for the benefit of the French Biodiversity Office

Article 1635 bis N

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