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Showing 191200 of 68819 articles for Art. 298 sexdecies A and B

French General Tax CodeIn force
2 : Land registration tax

Article 743 bis

For properties leased for a period of more than twelve years under the conditions provided for in 2 of Article L. 313-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the basis of assessment for the land registr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 bis

The taxpayers referred to in Article 53 A are required to provide, at the same time as the income tax return for each financial year, a statement indicating the allocation of each of the passenger veh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 757 B

I.-Sums, annuities or values of any kind owed directly or indirectly by an insurer, as a result of the death of the policyholder, give rise to death duties according to the degree of kinship existing…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 641 bis

The time limits provided for in Article 641 are extended to twenty-four months for inheritance declarations involving real estate or real estate rights for which the deceased's right of ownership was…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 286 bis

The persons mentioned in 2° of I of article 256 bis must declare that they are making intra-Community acquisitions of goods as soon as they no longer meet the conditions that allowed them not to be su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 722 bis

The 2% rate of transfer duty provided for in Article 719 is reduced to 0% for acquisitions of businesses and clienteles made in the zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in B of 3…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 bis

I. - 1° Intra-Community acquisitions of tangible movable property made for consideration by a taxable person acting as such, or by a non-taxable legal entity when the vendor is a taxable person acting…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis-0 I bis

…Proceeds from the investment of the portion of sums received from the issue of securities covered by the provisions of Article L. 228-97 of the French Commercial Code transferred outside France to a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 B

The tax credit for research expenditure defined in article 244 quater B is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company under the conditions set out in article 199 ter B (1). (1) See also…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 219 bis

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 219, the rate of corporation tax is set at 24% in respect of the income referred to in section 5 of article 206, received by non-profit-making public establis…

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