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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Building lease

Article 33 bis

Subject to the provisions of article 151 quater, rents and services of any kind that constitute the price of a construction lease entered into under the conditions provided for by the

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis

…e tax treatment as the income from the securities loaned.II. - 1. The financial securities borrowed and the debt representing the obligation to return these securities are recorded separately on the b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 28

Net property income is equal to the difference between the amount of gross income and total property expenses.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31-0 bis

…ncome from property regime, unless the owner is a natural or legal person covered by the industrial and commercial profits regime. A lessee taxed under the income from land regime benefits, where appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 35

…s of income tax, the profits made by the following natural persons are also deemed to be industrial and commercial profits:1° Persons who, on a regular basis, purchase, in their own name, with a view…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Rent subject to value added tax

Article 33 quater

…perty income of persons liable for value added tax on the rental of their buildings, gross receipts and deductible expenditure relating to the buildings are taken at their amount exclusive of value ad…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14 A

…entioned in article 239 nonies in respect of the fraction of income mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-51 of the Monetary and Financial Code, with the exception of the fraction relating to rental incom…

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4: Determining taxable income

Article 31 bis

The member of a société civile de placement immobilier, governed by articles L. 214-114 et seq. of the French Monetary and Financial Code, whose share of income is, pursuant to Article 8, subject in i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 32

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 ter

…hich use the sun's radiative energy, are connected to the public network at no more than two points and are not used for professional purposes are exempt from income tax on the proceeds of these sales…

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