Exchange Loss On Interests

The Court of Versailles decided on July 5, 1994 that Article 39-1-3 of the French General Tax Code, reducing the deduction of interests granted by a company to its shareholders, should be strictly interpreted.

As a consequence, the exchange loss linked to a currency loan must not be taken into account for the assessment of this reduction.

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