Reduced corporate tax rate on long-term capital gains cut from 19% to 15%
Section I A of Article 39 of the 2004 Amending Finance Act sets at 15% the reduced corporate tax rate on net long-term capital gains (Article 219 I a of the General Tax Code), for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2005. The rate was previously 19%. The same article ends the obligation to allocate gains to the special long-term capital gains reserve for financial years from 2004 and sets, for participating interests, a rate of 8% in 2006 then 0% from 2007 (separate entry).
Measure originators
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Measure impact
Companies pay 15% instead of 19% tax on long-term capital gains other than on participating interests, notably on patent licensing income, from financial years beginning in 2005.
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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
National Assembly has the final say
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