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Showing 2130 of 26507 articles for Art. Loi n° 2014-626 du 18 juin 2014

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 nonies

Dividends on labour shares allocated to employees of sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière governed by the law of 26 April 1917 are subject to income tax according to the rules applicable to sala…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditional tax benefits attached to donations

Article 1378 nonies

…political life, it may deprive it, for a maximum period of three years, of the benefit of the tax reduction provided for in 3 of article 200 of the present code for donations and contributions made to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 novodecies

…the capital gain on the sale of the building may be spread equally over the financial years ending during the term of the leasing contract, without exceeding fifteen years. However, when the property…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 novovicies

A levy of 5.1% is charged on the gross proceeds of lottery games marketed in physical distribution networks and online mentioned in I of Article 137 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 nonies

…ompletion of the transaction giving rise to it.Orders by the Minister may institute simplified procedures and delegate decision-making authority to tax administration officials with at least the rank…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 nonies

…mpanies in which Poste Immo directly or indirectly holds the entire share capital is subject to a deduction, the rate of which is set each year by decree, up to a limit of 10%, when these properties a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…ured biogas tonne 34 35 47 53 58 61 65 D.-Authorised facilities falling under both B and C tonne 17 18 30 40 51 58 65 E.-Other authorised facilities tonne 41 42 54 58 61 63 65b) Waste received at a fa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 nonies

I.-An annual contribution is introduced on income from the rental of premises located in buildings that have been completed for at least fifteen years on 1 January of the tax year, paid by the lessors…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 novovicies

…ng in the future state of completion in a collective dwelling building benefit from an income tax reduction provided that they undertake to rent it bare for use as their main residence for a minimum p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 duodecies A

…Article L. 313-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code is subject to the regime defined in articles 39 duodecies et seq. It is considered as a short-term capital gain up to the fraction of the rental pay…

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