The French government has postponed the planned reduction of the domestic VAT exemption threshold for small businesses until 2026, following public consultations. The Finance Law for 2025 had originally set the new threshold at EUR 25,000 from 1

France issued Decree No. 2025-382 in the Official Gazette on 28 April 2025, confirming that the amending protocol to the 2018 income and capital tax treaty between France and Luxembourg came into effect on 4 March 2025. Earlier, France published

France’s tax authorities issued Ruling No. BOI-RES-RPPM-000203 on 17 April 2025, clarifying domestic withholding tax rules on dividend arbitrage. The ruling, following amendments in the 2025 Finance Law, introduces a beneficial ownership

The French Tax Authority issued guidance on the declaration and payment procedures for the new tax on capital reductions involving share buybacks by certain companies on 11 April 2025. The tax must be reported and paid alongside the taxpayer’s

The French upper house of Parliament (Senate) approved a new law on 3 April 2025 to ratify a protocol that will update the existing tax treaty between France and Switzerland. This protocol, which was signed on 27 June 2023, is the fifth amendment

France’s Official Journal published the Q1 2025 average floating rate for bank loans with maturities over two years, set at 4.92% on 28 March 2025. This rate is used to determine the maximum deductible interest rate on loans from direct