Article 1740 A of the French General Tax Code
The fact of knowingly issuing documents, such as certificates, receipts, statements, invoices or attestations, enabling a taxpayer to unduly obtain a deduction from taxable income or profit, a tax credit or a tax reduction will result in the application of a fine. The rate of the fine is equal to that of the tax reduction or tax credit in question and its basis is the sums wrongly mentioned on the…