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Income tax exemption on interest from family loans to descendants for buying their main home

Article 69 of the 2005 Amending Finance Act creates paragraph 9° sexies of Article 157 of the General Tax Code. Interest received on loans of up to ten years granted to a child, grandchild or great-grandchild who uses the funds within six months to buy their main home is exempt from income tax. The exemption covers interest on a loan amount of up to €50,000 per lender and per borrower; above that, it is applied pro rata. It applies to loans granted between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2007.

Measure originators

Amendment authorLR
François Trucy
Les Républicains
Amount
€50,000
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2006

Measure impact

Parents and grandparents lending up to €50,000 to a descendant to buy their main home are not taxed on the interest. No official cost estimate was found.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2005-1720 du 30 décembre 2005 (LFR 2005), art. 69
Official Journal: JORF n° 304 du 31 décembre 2005

Procedure timeline

Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.

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8 / 8 steps
Completed
1 January 2006

Administrative implementation

Application

Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration

Entrée en application des dispositions (art. 69).
Completed
30 December 2005

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2005-1720 du 30 décembre 2005 (art. 69), publiée au JORF n° 304 du 31 décembre 2005.
Completed
29 December 2005

Possible referral to Constitutional Council

Constitutional review

Décision de conformité / censure partielle

Décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2005-531 DC du 29 décembre 2005.
Completed
22 December 2005

National Assembly has the final say

Parliamentary process

Si échec CMP

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption du texte de la commission mixte paritaire.
Completed
21 December 2005

Joint committee

Parliamentary process

Désaccord éventuel

Accord de la commission mixte paritaire (rapporteurs Gilles Carrez et Philippe Marini).
Completed
20 December 2005

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process
Vote result
Adopted
Adoption en première lecture par le Sénat, avec modifications (TA n° 40).
Completed
8 December 2005

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process

Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption en première lecture par l'Assemblée nationale (TA n° 515).
Completed
23 November 2005

Transmission to National Assembly

Parliamentary process
Dépôt à l'Assemblée nationale du projet de loi de finances rectificative pour 2005 (n° 2700) par Thierry Breton et Jean-François Copé.