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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

I.-In the urban areas to be revitalised defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023 and, when they are located in the communes mentioned in the sixth paragrap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of direct taxes and similar charges by bank transfer or direct debit

Article 1681 sexies

1. Subject to 2,3 and 4, where their amount exceeds €50,000, taxes payable under the conditions set out in article 1663 shall be paid, at the taxpayer's option, by direct transfer to the Treasury acco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 sexdecies

The sums mentioned in 2° of Article L. 3332-11 of the Labour Code are subject to income tax according to the rules applicable to salaries and wages, with the exception of those not exceeding the ceili…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I, II and IV

Article 1378 sexies

The cooperative building societies designated in Article L. 432-2 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation, whose members are subject to the provisions of

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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

…o 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 of an employee who provides se…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 septdecies

Customs and excise officials and the other persons mentioned in Article L. 5112-1-22 of the Transport Code may disclose to each other, either spontaneously or on request, all documents and information…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Sole trader and limited liability entrepreneur

Article 1655 sexies

1. For the application of this code and its appendices, with the exception of 2 of article 206, 5° of 1 of article 635 and article 638 A, the sole trader referred to in articles L. 526-22 et seq. of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Costs of reconstituting title deeds to immovable property and property rights

Article 775 sexies

The costs of reconstituting the title deeds to buildings or property rights for which the deceased's right of ownership was not established before his death by a duly transcribed or published deed, ch…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Bodies responsible for organising international sporting competitions

Article 1655 septies

I. - Bodies responsible for organising an international sporting competition in France and, where applicable, subsidiaries in which they directly or indirectly hold more than half of the capital are n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 sexvicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwell…

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