Donations received by businesses hit by a natural disaster excluded from taxable profit
Article 48 of the 2002 Amending Finance Act restores Article 237 quater of the General Tax Code: donations received by a business that suffered damage following a natural disaster recognised by order, or a damaging event designated by an order countersigned by the budget minister, are not taken into account in its taxable profit. The measure applies to financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2002; similar donations taxed in financial years beginning from 1999 to 2001 are deductible from the profit of the first financial year beginning on or after 1 January 2002.
Measure originators
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Measure impact
Businesses hit by a natural disaster or an event designated by order pay no tax on donations received to recover, including, retroactively, those received since 1999.
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President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
National Assembly has the final say
Si échec CMP
Debate and vote
Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)
Transmission to National Assembly
Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration