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Article 1731 of the French General Tax Code

1. Gives rise to the application of a 5% surcharge for any delay in the payment of sums that must be paid to the tax administration accountants in respect of taxes other than those mentioned in Article 1730.

2. The increase provided for in 1 is not applicable where the late filing of a declaration or deed involving the indication of items to be taken into account for the assessment or liquidation of the tax is accompanied by the payment of the corresponding duties in full.

3. The increase provided for in 1 applies to taxpayers who have reduced their advance payments under the conditions provided for in Article 1679 septies when, following the final settlement, the payments made are inaccurate by more than one tenth.

4. The increase provided for in 1 applies to the payments provided for in article 1671 which have not been paid within the prescribed time limits.

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Article 1731

1. Donne lieu à l’application d’une majoration de 5 % tout retard dans le paiement des sommes qui doivent être versées aux comptables de l’administration fiscale au titre des impositions autres que celles mentionnées à l’article 1730.

2. La majoration prévue au 1 n’est pas applicable lorsque le dépôt tardif d’une déclaration ou d’un acte comportant l’indication d’éléments à retenir pour l’assiette ou la liquidation de l’impôt est accompagné du paiement de la totalité des droits correspondants.

3. La majoration prévue au 1 s’applique au contribuable qui a minoré ses acomptes dans les conditions prévues à l’article 1679 septies lorsqu’à la suite de la liquidation définitive les versements effectués sont inexacts de plus du dixième.

4. La majoration prévue au 1 s’applique aux versements prévus à l’article 1671 qui n’ont pas été effectués dans les délais prescrits.

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