The Supreme Court recalls the solution held by the CJEU in the EDM case (April 29, 2004; aff.C-77/01) according to which the annual grant by a holding company of remunerated
Permanent establishment – Intragroup supply of services
The Administrative Court of Appeal of Paris reminds that a permanent establishment may only be qualified, notwithstanding the main criteria of the head office, as the place of supply of
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
CbC Reporting: Situation of French Subsidiaries of American Groups
The French tax administration has officially indicated this morning that subsidiaries and PEs in France of foreign MNEs, including US groups, do not have to file a CbCR in France
Exceptional surtax on corporate income tax for very large companies
On 2 November 2017, the French government presented to parliament an amended finance bill for 2017 that would introduce an exceptional one-time surtax on corporate income tax due from very
Simplification of the anti-fraud provision for cash-register software: publication of an FAQ
The publication of an FAQ by the French Administration answers some of the various questions asked by businesses following the simplification of this provision, now limited to cash-register software. In
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
Small-sized, medium-sized companies: Transfer pricing form’s threshold lowered
Middle-market companies and SMEs have until November 3, to fill in the transfer pricing form following the lowering of the applicable threshold to €50 million. The applicable threshold for the
GE Money Bank: the question of the proof of the implicit support
In transfer pricing, the question of the burden of the proof is one of the major issues at stake. The French Supreme Court (Conseil d’Etat) decision dated June 19th, 2017
Australia lays the foundation of its intra-group financing vision with Chevron case
On April 21st, 2017, the Full Court Federal Court of Australia (FCF) has given a ruling on the deductibility of intercompany interest expense paid by an Australian company (Chevron Australia