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French General Tax CodeIn force
35° : Tax credit for the first subscription to a newspaper, periodical or online press service providing political and general information

Article 200 sexdecies

I. - A. - When they are not taken into account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid, until 31 December 2022, by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of Ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Capping of certain income tax benefits

Article 200-0 A

1. The total tax benefits mentioned in 2, with the exception of those mentioned in articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C and 199 unvicies and in XII of Article 199 novovicies, may no…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of digital assets for valuable consideration

Article 200 C

Capital gains realised under the conditions provided for in article 150 VH bis are taxed at the flat rate of 12.8%.By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this article, upon the express and i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 202 quater

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 202, where a taxpayer liable for tax under the conditions provided for in 1 of that Article becomes, in order to carry on his profession, a partner in a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 204

1. In the event of the death of the taxpayer or of either of the spouses subject to joint taxation, income tax is assessed on the income disposed of by the deceased during the year of his death and on…

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

Article 204 G

…e in respect of the income mentioned in article 204 C is made up of the amount of profits or income taxed on the progressive income tax scale in the last year for which the tax was established on the…

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

Article 204 K

The taxpayer may spontaneously declare an amount of advance payment in respect of the year of commencement of receipt of income falling within a category of profits or income mentioned in article 204…

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

Article 204 L

When one of the members of the tax household no longer has income or profits in one of the categories mentioned in article 204 C in respect of the current year, it may request to no longer pay the por…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
32°: Tax credit for students to finance their higher education

Article 200 terdecies

…ged no more than twenty-five and enrolled in a course of higher education entitle them to an income tax credit in respect of the loan interest paid by these persons in respect of the first five annual…

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Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 203

Taxes assessed in the event of transfer, cessation or death, by application of articles 201 and 202, are deducted, where applicable, from the amount of income tax subsequently calculated in accordance…

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