Regulatory changeEndedWealth taxationNational

Anti-abuse clause for the wealth tax (ISF) cap (income held in a controlled company)

For the calculation of the wealth tax (ISF) cap, income distributed to a company subject to corporate tax and controlled by the taxpayer is added back when using that company has the main purpose of avoiding the ISF. Only the portion corresponding to an artificial reduction of income is added back.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Christian Eckert
Gouvernement
InitiatorGVT
Michel Sapin
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances
Brings in 50 m €/yr2017 estimate · State
Source of the estimate: Rapport général du Sénat n° 140 (2016-2017), tome II vol. 1, article 4 (Official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date
1 January 2017

Measure impact

Targets ISF taxpayers benefiting from the cap (ISF and income taxes limited to 75% of income) who held their income in a holding company to reduce reported income. The measure became moot when the ISF was replaced by the IFI on 1 January 2018.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2016-1917 du 29 décembre 2016 (LF 2017), art. 7
Official Journal: JORF du 30 décembre 2016 (texte n° 1)

Procedure timeline

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4 / 4 steps
Completed
1 January 2017

Administrative implementation

Application

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

Application Ă  l'ISF dĂ» au titre de 2017.
Completed
29 December 2016

Possible referral to Constitutional Council

Constitutional review

Décision de conformité / censure partielle

Décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2016-744 DC du 29 décembre 2016 sur la loi de finances pour 2017.
Completed
29 December 2016

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2016-1917 de finances pour 2017, publiée au Journal officiel du 30 décembre 2016.
Completed
28 September 2016

Council of Ministers

Internal validation

Validation interne

Actors
Michel Sapin, Christian Eckert
Présentation du projet de loi de finances pour 2017 en Conseil des ministres et dépôt à l'Assemblée nationale (projet n° 4061).