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
No official estimate found for this measure.
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.
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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
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