Subject to possible censure by the French Constitutional Council, Article 25 bis of the 2025 Finance Law introduces a new taxation regime applicable to gains made by employees and directors
French Finance Act 2025: Tax and Social Reform of Management Packages
Unlisted shares of foreign companies: are foreign valuation reports enforceable against the French tax authorities?
While the valuation of unlisted shares is a classic and recurring exercise in finance, the choice of the applicable valuation method and its many variables (discounts, etc.) remains at the
CESOP – Practical details available now!
The French tax administration (FTA) has just published on the impôt.gouv website the useful documents relating to the procedures for declaring the registers kept by payment service providers for the
Financial Services Reward Update – CRD V and CRR II
On 7 June 2019, the amended Capital Requirements Directive (CRD V) and Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR II) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The legislation will
European Union Prospectus Regulation for non EU issuers
Don’t forget… The European Union Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129 (EUPR) came into effect on 21 July 2019. You can refer to our previous briefing on this here. What’s changed? Under Article
French Equity Savings Plan (PEA) & Brexit – Which impact on funds invested in British securities?
The 6 February 2019 French government Regulation on measures to prepare for the Brexit with regard to financial products mitigated the consequences of a withdrawal without agreement on the eligibility
2018 Social Security Draft Bill: The employer contribution due on French qualified free shares may be set at 20% again
The 2018 social security draft bill has been presented by the French government on October 11th 2017 and is currently being discussed by the French Parliament. This draft bill amends
2018 tax proposals affecting employment announced
The highly-anticipated finance bill for 2018 presented by the French government on 27 September 2017 contains a number of employment-related measures affecting both individuals and companies. The bill will be
Is the systematic inclusion of trust assets in the wealth tax base of the settlor unconstitutional?
Is compliant with the constitutional principle of equality of citizens before charges levied by the State (i) the systematic inclusion of trust assets in the wealth tax base of the
What timelines for 2017 French Qualified Equity Plan Reporting?
You grant qualified free shares or stock-options pursuant to the French commercial code and these awards benefit from the corresponding qualified special tax and social treatment in France. The exemption
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