Regulatory changeIn effectCorporate taxNational

Long-term capital gains of companies: participating interests recorded in any securities account

Article 15 of the 2026 budget act amends paragraphs a ter and a quinquies of I of Article 219 of the General Tax Code: for the long-term capital gains and losses regime, securities may be recorded in a special sub-account "securities under the long-term capital gains regime" of any securities account, whatever their accounting classification, and no longer only of an account matching that classification.

Measure originators

InitiatorLR
Christine Lavarde
Les Républicains
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
31 December 2025

Measure impact

Technical measure for companies subject to corporate tax holding participating interests, applicable to financial years ending on or after 31 December 2025.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2026-103 du 19 février 2026 (LF 2026), art. 15
Official Journal: JORF n° 0043 du 20 février 2026

Procedure timeline

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

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3 / 3 steps
Completed
19 February 2026

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Loi n° 2026-103 de finances pour 2026 promulguée (JORF n° 0043 du 20 février 2026) - Article 15
Completed
2 February 2026

National Assembly has the final say

Parliamentary process

Si échec CMP

Actors
Sébastien Lecornu
Vote result
Adopted without a vote (Article 49.3)
Responsabilité du Gouvernement engagée (article 49, alinéa 3) en lecture définitive ; après le rejet des motions de censure, le PLF 2026 est considéré comme adopté. Article inséré par le Sénat en première lecture (amendement n° I-228).
Completed
31 December 2025

Administrative implementation

Application

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

Application aux exercices clos à compter du 31 décembre 2025 (II de l'article 15)