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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XXIa: Tax to finance the local authority support fund

Article 235 ter ZE bis

I. - 1. - The persons referred to in 1° to 4° of A of I of Article L. 612-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for compl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 7

Heading 7-Economic and financial assistance71. Loans and advances 711. First payment 1. Decision establishing the nature of the advance (loan), the conditions for granting it, the repayment terms, spe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D

1. The net gains referred to in I of article 150-0 A are made up of the difference between the effective price of the transfer of the securities or rights, net of the costs and taxes paid by the trans…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Professional capital gains

Article 93 quater

I. Capital gains realised on fixed assets are subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies to 39 novodecies.The long-term capital gains or losses regime provided for in Article 39 quindecies is appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies G bis

I. - A. - Taxpayers domiciled in France, within the meaning of Article 4 B, may benefit from a reduction in income tax in respect of expenses actually incurred for the work mentioned in II of this art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17° : Tax credit granted for sums paid for the employment of an employee in the home, to an approved association or to an approved body with the same purpose

Article 199 sexdecies

1. Where they are not taken into account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of article 4 B for:a) The employment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 00Ib: Electronic filing of returns

Article 1649 quater B quater

I.-Corporation tax returns and their appendices relating to a financial year are filed electronically.This obligation also applies to companies belonging to one of the following categories:1° Natural…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Local investment support grant

Article L2334-42

A budget allocation to support local investment is instituted in favour of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status in metropolitan France and in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determining taxable income

Article 83

The net amount of taxable income is determined by deducting from the gross amount of sums paid and benefits in money or in kind granted:1° Social security contributions, including:a) Old-age insurance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate.

Article R313-1

The rules relating to the overall effective rate are set out in Articles R. 314-1 to R. 314-14 of the French Consumer Code, which are reproduced below:"Art. R. 314-1. - The calculation of the overall…

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