Companies which implement profit-sharing under the conditions provided for in this Title may deduct from the bases used for the assessment of corporation tax or income tax the amount of the sums paid in cash to the beneficiaries pursuant to the profit-sharing agreement.
These sums are subject to income tax according to the rules set out in a of 5 of article 158 of the French General Tax Code.
These provisions do not apply to sums paid to sole traders, partners in partnerships and similar entities that have not opted to be subject to corporation tax, or to spouses and partners.