#2021-1843Ordinance on the Code of Taxes on Goods and Services
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This ordinance defines the tax code for goods and services in France, outlining taxable items, territories, and entities responsible for tax payments. It affects businesses and individuals participating in activities related to energy, alcohol, tobacco, and other specified sectors. Major changes include streamlined declaration processes and specified tax exemptions.
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Key Changes
- Streamlined declaration processes for tax payments
- Specified tax exemptions for certain goods and services
- Clarification of taxable territories and entities
Obligations
What this law requires
Businesses and individuals must determine the taxable event (fait générateur) date, which establishes when tax liability arises, based on either the date specified in law or the date when elements necessary to establish the tax are determined
Taxpayers must apply the tax regulations in effect on the date of the taxable event (fait générateur), not regulations in effect at other times
Persons who benefit from tax exemptions are not required to comply with obligations imposed on standard taxpayers (redevables) for those exempted activities
Redevables (taxpayers) must submit declarations according to the simplified declaration regime (régime simplifié de déclaration) as specified in articles L. 162-1 to L. 162-9
Taxpayers must make tax payments according to the payment regimes established, including advance payments (acomptes) as specified in articles L. 172-1 to L. 172-4