280 million euros.
This is the total amount for 2020 of graceful discounts, these partial or global waivers of debts granted by the tax administration to taxpayers.
A figure down 18.6% compared to 2019 which then reached the sum of 344 million euros, according to the report on "
the application of the policy of discounts and gratis transactions by the administration tax
”published by Olivier Dussopt, Minister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts.
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These discounts are granted on request and relate to penalties, or exceptionally, to the amount of the tax itself.
“
Gracious discounts are accepted by the administration when the taxpayer has succeeded in convincing it of its good faith.
It is necessary to put forward arguments such as an exceptionally catastrophic financial situation or personal problems.
The administration is not insensitive to it,
”explains Gregory Klein, tax lawyer in Paris.
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