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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies B

…investment funds for at least five years from the date of their subscription are exempt from income tax on the sums or securities to which the units concerned entitle them. The provisions of the first…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis F

…f the Société nationale d'exploitation industrielle des tabacs et allumettes are exempt from income tax.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
h: Cash subscriptions to the capital of approved small-scale fishing finance companies

Article 163 duovicies

…may not exceed 25% of this income, up to an annual limit of €19,000 for single, widowed or divorced taxpayers and €38,000 for married taxpayers subject to joint taxation. In the event of the sale of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxable income of foreign nationals and persons not resident in France for tax purposes

Article 164 D

Natural persons carrying on business in France or owning property there, without having their tax domicile there, as well as the persons mentioned in 2 of the article 4 B, may be invited by the tax de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III : Income for the year in which you acquire a residence in France

Article 166

When a taxpayer previously domiciled abroad transfers his domicile to France, the income whose taxation is entailed by the establishment of domicile in France is only counted from the day of that esta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156 bis

…he Heritage Code, is not open to buildings held by non-trading companies not subject to corporation tax.The first paragraph of this II does not apply to buildings held by non-trading companies not sub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…f the loan does not exceed 5% of the issue price.4° Pensions, benefits and allowances exempted from tax under Article 81;5° (repealed with effect from 30 June 2000)5° bis Subject to the provisions of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163-0 A bis

For the taxation of the benefits mentioned in article 80 decies, the total amount paid is divided by the number of years for which the contributions were deducted. The result is added to the net overa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis G

…ities subscribed for in exercise of warrants allocated under the conditions defined in II to III is taxed under the conditions laid down in Article 150-0 A and in 1 or 2 of Article 200 A.By way of der…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Share savings plan

Article 163 quinquies D

I. - The share savings plan is open and operates in accordance with articles L. 221-30, L. 221-31 and L. 221-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the share savings plan intended for the financing…

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