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Article 238 bis HY of the French General Tax Code

In the event of non-compliance with their corporate purpose, companies defined in Article 238 bis HW must pay the Treasury compensation equal to 25% of the fraction of the capital that has not been used in accordance with its purpose, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article 1649 nonies A. The amount of this indemnity is excluded from deductible expenses for the purposes of calculating taxable profits. The assessment, collection and litigation of this indemnity are carried out and monitored in the same way as for direct taxes.

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Article 238 bis HY

En cas de non-respect de leur objet social, les sociétés définies à l’article 238 bis HW doivent verser au Trésor une indemnité égale à 25 % de la fraction du capital qui n’a pas été utilisée de manière conforme à leur objet, sans préjudice de l’application des dispositions de l’article 1649 nonies A. Le montant de cette indemnité est exclu des charges déductibles pour l’assiette du bénéfice imposable. La constatation, le recouvrement et le contentieux de cette indemnité sont exercés et suivis comme en matière d’impôts directs.

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