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Showing 5160 of 35069 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 23-6-2021 n° 19-21.784 F-D

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

Article 210 F

I. - Net capital gains generated on the disposal of premises for office, commercial or industrial use or building land by a legal entity subject to corporation tax under the conditions of ordinary law…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 F

The fraction of the capital gain or loss relating to the transfer between group companies of a fixed asset, acquired since the date on which it was entered on the balance sheet of the group company wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater N

…cle L. 332-6-1 of the town planning code, in their wording prior to the entry into force of the loi n° 2014-1655 du 29 décembre 2014de finances rectificative pour 2014, are no longer applicable in thi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

I. - At the request of the taxpayer, income tax on long-term capital gains realised by a sole proprietorship on the sale for valuable consideration of all fixed assets allocated to the exercise of a p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 F

Each member of the co-ownerships of racehorses or stallions mentioned in Article 8 quinquies depreciates the cost price of its share of ownership in accordance with the procedures laid down in respect…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 F

L'à-valoir mentionné à l'article L. 731-22-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code is deductible from the profit or loss for the financial year in which it is paid. However, when the taxable i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 F

The basis of assessment for the withholding tax provided for in 1° of 2 of article 204 A on the income mentioned in article 204 B is made up of the net amount taxable for income tax on the sums paid a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 293 F

I. - Taxable persons eligible for the exemption (1) referred to in article 293 B may opt for payment of value added tax.II. - This option takes effect on the first day of the month during which it is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 297 F

Taxable persons who carry out transactions involving second-hand goods, works of art, collectors' items or antiques must account for their transactions involving these goods separately by method of ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 790 F

For the purposes of collecting inter vivos transfer duties, an allowance of €80,724 is made on the share of the partner bound to the donor by a civil solidarity pact.The benefit of this allowance is c…

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