France Tax News

Treaty between France and Switzerland: Restriction of the benefit of lower withholding tax rate on dividends for French outward expatriates in Switzerland

25 March 2013

Extension of 5% temporary surcharge on gross corporate income tax liability

25 March 2013

Court of First Instance Bruges decides that non-deductible part of the foreign dividend deduction can be included in loss carry-forward

25 March 2013

New tax regime for financial expenses related to the acquisition of equity securities clarified

10 February 2013

Hardening of transfer of losses in the case of restructuring

10 February 2013

Finance Bill for 2013 – published in Official Gazette

10 February 2013

Finance Bill 2013 – 75% tax rate for high income earners removed by Constitutional Council

10 February 2013

Third Financial Amending Law for 2012 – Adopted by Parliament

10 February 2013

Third Financial Amending Law for 2012 – details

9 February 2013

Supreme Court: Business merger facility not applicable to contribution to subsidiary followed by subsequent contribution to grant daughter company of all assets except a business building

9 February 2013

Interest paid to shareholders – monthly rates for fourth trimester in 2012 published

9 February 2013

Revision of tax incentives for overseas investments: Finance Bill 2013 voted down by the Senate

9 February 2013

Finance Bill 2013: measures on corporate taxation

2 December 2012

Financial Bill 2013: removal of the exemption of capital gains ("Niche Copé")

23 October 2012

Second Financial Amending Law for 2012 adopted

14 October 2012

Second Amending Finance Law for 2012 adopted by Council of Ministers – Anti-avoidance measures

3 September 2012

Netherlands Supreme Court decides that Dutch thin capitalization provisions in the case of financing companies are not incompatible with ICCPR and ECHR

3 September 2012

Second Amending Finance Law for 2012 adopted by Council of Ministers

3 September 2012

Protocol to treaty between France and Mauritius enters into force

29 July 2012

Court of First Instance Leuven decides that fine imposed by European Commission due to violation of EC competition law is not deductible

29 July 2012

Protocol to treaty between Saudi Arabia and France enters into force

29 July 2012

Supreme Court decides interest paid on debt-claim towards low-taxed group company resulting from transfer of immovable property not deductible

29 July 2012

Protocol to treaty between Austria and France enters into force

25 July 2012

France excludes Panama from the tax haven blacklist

3 June 2012

First Amendment Law for 2012 adopted

17 April 2012

Fourth Amending Finance Law for 2011 – Companies (details)

4 March 2012

Agreement between France and Hong Kong enters into force

1 February 2012

New tax measures to reduce public deficit – announced

22 December 2011

Treaty between France and Kenya enters into force

21 June 2011

Ministerial Decree – domestic list of NCSTs updated for 2011

21 June 2011