This article was first published on Tax@Hand, and is reproduced on this blog with the authorization of its authors. The French occupancy tax (taxe d’habitation) was abolished for primary residences
The 2021 draft French finance bill: reinstatement of a tax incentive for sale & lease back transactions to improve the cash position of operating companies
In the context of the current COVID19 economic crisis, the improvement of the cash position of the operating companies becomes a critical need. The 2021 draft French finance bill includes
2021 Draft French Finance Bill released on 28 September 2020
Please find below the main tax measures of the 2021 Draft French Finance Bill released on 28 September 2020. French Parliamentary discussions on the Bill should begin on 12 October
Tax implications of a rent waiver in the context of the current sanitary crisis
In the context of the current sanitary crisis, the second Amending Finance Act for 2020 has introduced a series of measures into French tax law, one of which allows landlords
Parliament adopts second amended finance bill for 2017 and finance bill for 2018
On 21 December 2017, the French parliament adopted the second amended finance bill for 2017 and the finance bill for 2018. These finance laws—the first of President Macron—are intended to
VAT qualification of a finance lease with an option to purchase
In this decision, the Court clarifies that a “finance lease” (or “hire purchase”) agreement does not systematically entail the qualification as delivery of goods under article 14, paragraph b of
VAT deduction on intermediation expenses incurred in the frame of a sale subject to the VAT exemption regime of article 257 bis of the FTC
In its decision, the court states that VAT charged on the intermediation expenses incurred by a seller as part of the sale of a building booked as a fixed asset
Property tax: new filing requirement for translucent real estate companies
In order to determine the property tax basis (“Taxe Foncière”), industrial real estate held by companies that are not subject to CIT under the standard regime (e.g. tax transparent SCIs)
Urbanism taxation: the tax basis of the Local Equipment Tax (Taxe locale d’équipement) and net increase in floor area
In a decision dated 10 May 2017, the French Supreme Court ruled that in case of construction operations, reconstruction or building expansion, the Local Equipment Tax (TLE now replaced with
Tax discount taken into account for the computation of the technical and the genuine loss arising from a merger
In a decision dated 20 July 2017 (n°16VE00301), the Versailles Administrative Court of Appeal recognised that a company was entitled to assess the basis for computation of the technical loss