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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 B

Subject to the derogations provided for in article 204 C, income subject to income tax in accordance with the rules applicable to salaries, pensions or life annuities free of charge shall give rise to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…rticle 170 is filed, and at the latest before the declaration deadline expires.2 bis. (Repealed)2 ter. a. The capital gains mentioned in I of article 150-0 B ter are subject to income tax at the rate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
34°: Tax credit for forestry investments

Article 200 quindecies

…group or the forestry savings company corresponding to the rights held by the taxpayer in the latter. The tax credit is not calculated on the basis of the insurance contribution paid by the taxpayer.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 A

…e income is paid; 2° For the income mentioned in article 204 C, of an instalment paid by the taxpayer. 3. The deduction made by the debtor or paid by the taxpayer is deducted from the income tax due b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 A

…onetary and Financial Code, which allocate all of their distributable profits for each financial year.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 B

I. - The investment property companies referred to in I de l'article 33 de la loi n° 63-254 du 15 mars 1963 sont exonérées de l'impôt sur les sociétés pour la fraction de leur bénéfice qui provient de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 D

I.-1. Single-member simplified joint stock companies (sociétés par actions simplifiées), known as "sociétés unipersonnelles d'investissement à risque", owned by a natural person, are exempt from corpo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 quinquies

…into account the length of time the employees in question have been present during the financial year.IV. - If the minimum number of employees provided for in 3° of III is not reached during the first…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 ter

…otiable securities, the proceeds of the loans referred to in 4° of Article 138 and Article 146 quater.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 C

When a hybrid entity of a reverse hybrid scheme is incorporated or established in France, its income shall be taxed, as the case may be, either under corporation tax or under the conditions provided f…

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