Dividend tax credit (avoir fiscal) for legal entities cut from 15% to 10%
Article 19 of the 2003 Finance Act rewrites the third paragraph of II of Article 158 bis of the General Tax Code. The rate of the dividend tax credit for shareholders other than individuals and parent companies is set at 10% for credits used from 1 January 2003, after 25% in 2001 and 15% in 2002. The supplement applicable when the distributing company pays the equalisation tax (précompte) is raised to 80%. The measure was in Article 7 of the finance bill.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
Concerns companies and other legal entities holding shares outside the parent-subsidiary regime, which recover a lower tax credit on dividends received. The Senate estimates the gain for the State at about €275 million in 2003.
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Procedure timeline
Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.
Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
Possible referral to Constitutional Council
Décision de conformité / censure partielle
National Assembly has the final say
Si échec CMP
Joint committee
Désaccord éventuel
Debate and vote
Debate and vote
Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)