Inheritance tax exemption for siblings who lived with the deceased
Article 10 of the TEPA Act creates Article 796-0 ter of the General Tax Code: the share of each brother or sister who is single, widowed, divorced or legally separated, aged over fifty or suffering from an infirmity preventing them from earning a living, and who lived continuously with the deceased during the five years before death, is exempt from inheritance tax. This exemption replaces the specific allowance in former Article 788 II. It applies to estates opened from the publication of the Act on 22 August 2007.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
Elderly or disabled siblings who had lived with the deceased for at least five years no longer pay inheritance tax. According to the Senate report, the measure would cost around €54 million.
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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)