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
French Parliament adopts 2020 finance bill
The French parliament adopted the 2020 finance bill on 19 December 2019 but it is still subject to review by the constitutional court. In fact, certain provisions of the bill
French income tax withholding: Measure your readiness !
French income tax withholding needs to be implemented by employers on January 1st, 2019, so employers are preparing for this important change. Are-you really ready for January 1st? Some questions
French income tax withholding: focus on foreign employers and secondees to France
France will be moving to a current year tax at source system starting January 2019: this was confirmed by the French finance minister and tax administration, after several weeks of
2018 RTC Guide: towards more clarifications, in particular regarding the identification of the scope of eligible R&D activities
As a reminder, this guide, which does not have any legal or regulatory value (and is not enforceable against the administration) is intended to help companies in their Research tax
Tax Collection At Source reform: secure the tax treatment of “non-qualified” equity gains
The Tax Collection At Source reform (“Prélèvement à la Source” or PAS, in French), which will enter into force on January 1st, 2019, will be a game-changer for companies that
Finance bill for 2018 and innovation: what’s up ?
Among the means implemented to support both public and private investment and innovation, the finance bill for 2018 refers to the Big Investment Plan, « Grand Plan d’Investissement » (GPI), representing an
RTC – A first degree case law against the eligibility of retirement benefits
Last June, the Montreuil administrative court decided not to consider retirement benefits as eligible to the research tax credit (RTC) in case of a voluntary leaving of a retiring employee.
The reimbursement of the RTC can be requested by the assignee of the RTC receivable
When the RTC granted to a company exceeds its corporate tax due, the taxpayer has a receivable against the public treasury that cannot be immediately reimbursed, except as permitted by
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