ExemptionIn effectLocal business taxationNational

Two-year business tax exemption for newly qualified lawyers

Article 93 of the 2006 Finance Act adds an 8° to Article 1460 of the General Tax Code: lawyers who have completed the training provided for by Act No. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 are exempt from business tax (taxe professionnelle) for two years from the year following the start of their practice. The Act applies the measure to assessments made from 2008.

Measure originators

InitiatorLR
Émile Blessig
Les Républicains
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2008

Measure impact

Newly practising lawyers pay no business tax for the two years following their first year of practice, from the 2008 assessments.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 (LF 2006), art. 93
Official Journal: JORF n° 304 du 31 décembre 2005

Procedure timeline

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3 / 3 steps
Completed
1 January 2008

Administrative implementation

Application

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

Application aux impositions établies à compter de l'année 2008 (art. 93, II).
Completed
30 December 2005

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006, publiée au Journal officiel 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° 2005-530 DC du 29 décembre 2005 sur la loi de finances pour 2006.