Tax & Finance

#2019-796 DCFinance Law for 2020

🇫🇷France··Other·High Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law outlines the budgetary and financial framework for France for the year 2020. It includes specific provisions related to taxation, fiscal policy, and changes to governmental financial operations, including the gradual reduction of local taxes such as the housing tax. Additionally, it addresses the financing mechanisms for local governments under the new fiscal structures.

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Key Changes

  • Gradual elimination of residence tax starting in 2023
  • Introduction of resource conditions for the energy transition tax credit
  • Changes to the distribution of VAT to compensate local governments for lost revenue

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Business leaders of enterprises with registered office in France and annual turnover exceeding €250 million must be considered as exercising their professional activity in France for tax domicile purposes

Corporate executives and business leaders of large French enterprises
operational
high

Local governments must implement new fiscal structures for financing mechanisms as outlined in the law

Local government authorities
operational
high

Gradual reduction of local housing tax (taxe d'habitation) must be implemented according to the budgetary framework established for 2020

Tax authorities and local government bodies responsible for housing tax collection
operational
high

Executives of companies with registered office in France and annual revenue exceeding €250 million must be considered as exercising their professional activity in France for tax domicile purposes

Company executives and tax authorities
operational
high

Local governments must implement new fiscal structures for financing mechanisms as outlined in the law

Local government authorities
operational

Affected Parties

Local governmentsTaxpayers+1 more…

Tags

finance,tax reform,local government funding