France — corporate tax, VAT, and dividend treatment
France corporate income tax (25%), VAT (20%), and dividend withholding (25%), with cross-country context.
Country notes
Standard CIT (Impôt sur les Sociétés) rate is 25% for fiscal years opened from 1 January 2022. A 15% reduced rate applies on the first EUR 42,500 of taxable profits for qualifying SMEs (turnover ≤ EUR 10 million, individuals owning ≥ 75%). Additional contributions on large companies may apply under specific conditions.
Key data
| Corporate income tax | 25% |
|---|---|
| Standard VAT | 20% |
| Dividend withholding (default) | 25% |
| Currency | EUR |
| EU member | Yes |
Cross-country context
| Corporate income tax | 25% |
|---|---|
| Median across covered countries | 22 |
| Lowest in the data set | 9 (United Arab Emirates) |
| Highest in the data set | 30 (Germany) |
| Rank within the data set | #8 of 13 |
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Methodology
Applies the headline corporate income tax rate from the country profile to the entered profit before tax. Reduced rates, SME thresholds, surtaxes, dividend layers, and jurisdiction-specific deductions are not modelled. Result is an estimate for orientation, not tax advice.
These calculations are informational estimates based on headline rates and transparent assumptions — not tax, accounting, or legal advice. Verify with a qualified local advisor before relying on the results.
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Sources
- Direction Générale des Finances Publiques — Direction Générale des Finances Publiques — France (accessed )
- European Commission — European Commission — policy and country information (accessed )
- Eurostat — Eurostat — official statistics of the European Union (accessed )
- OECD — OECD — economic and tax statistics (accessed )
- PricewaterhouseCoopers — PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries (accessed )
- Stripe — Stripe — supported countries (accessed )
- Wise — Wise — service availability (accessed )
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