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Article 167 of the French General Tax Code

1. A taxpayer domiciled in France who transfers his residence abroad is liable to income tax on the income he has disposed of during the year of his departure up to the date of his departure, on the industrial and commercial profits he has made since the end of the last taxed financial year, and on any income he has acquired without having disposed of it prior to his departure.

With regard to income assessed on a flat-rate basis, the amount of the flat-rate fixed for the previous year, adjusted to the length of the period elapsed between 1st January and the date of departure, will be taken into account where applicable.

1 bis. Repealed

2. Repealed

3. The same rules apply in the case of abandonment of any dwelling in France.

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Article 167

1. Le contribuable domicilié en France qui transfère son domicile à l’étranger est passible de l’impôt sur le revenu à raison des revenus dont il a disposé pendant l’année de son départ jusqu’à la date de celui-ci, des bénéfices industriels et commerciaux qu’il a réalisés depuis la fin du dernier exercice taxé, et de tous revenus qu’il a acquis sans en avoir la disposition antérieurement à son départ.

En ce qui concerne les revenus évalués forfaitairement il est fait état, s’il y a lieu, du montant du forfait fixé pour l’année précédente, ajusté à la durée de la période écoulée entre le 1er janvier et la date du départ.

1 bis. Abrogé

2. Abrogé

3. Les mêmes règles sont applicables dans le cas d’abandon de toute habitation en France.

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