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Showing 251260 of 2856 articles for Art. 200 quater C

French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater B

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies:a) To the main copper local loop distribution frames within the meaning of 4° ter of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electroni…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tax base

Article 1635 quater H

The development tax base is made up of: 1° The product of the surface area of the building by the value per square metre of this surface area, set at a flat rate of €885 for municipalities outside the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater K

I. - As an exception to the provisions of Article 238 quater I,when the trust contract is terminated, the profits or losses as well as the capital gains or losses resulting from the transfer of the as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A quater

I. - (Repealed)II. - 1. The public establishment of intercommunal cooperation resulting from the merger pursuant to article L. 5211-41-3 of the General Local Authorities Code or, when the perimeter of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Approved associations of the liberal professions

Article 1649 quater H

The associations mentioned in article 1649 quater F ensure that the income tax, turnover tax, business value added tax and, where applicable, foreign income tax returns submitted by their members are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXV: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance the acquisition or construction of a principal residence

Article 244 quater J

I. - The credit institutions or finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, which are liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax and hav…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Chargeable event and assessment of the tax

Article 1635 quater F

I.-The chargeable event for the tax is, depending on the case: 1° The date of issue of the initial building or development consent; 2° The date on which the initial tacit planning permission came into…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A quater

I. - Municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater X

I. - 1. The low-income housing bodies mentioned in Article L. 411-2 du code de la construction et de l'habitation, with the exception of sociétés anonymes coopératives d'intérêt collectif pour l'acces…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater Y

5° 80% of the tax advantage provided by the tax reduction applied to the investment and by the deduction of the deficit arising from the rental of the property acquired and the capital loss realised o…

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