French flat tax on investment income (PFU) total rate
31.4 percent
- In force or effective
- 2026
- Official source
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- Service-Public: revenus d'épargne et de placement We read this page on .
- Note
- The source pages state the two components (income tax and social charges) and never their total. The total is derived from them.
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- Income tax décote: rate applied45.25 percent
- Income tax décote: ceiling for taxpayers taxed alone (single or divorced or widowed)897 EUR
- Income tax décote: ceiling for couples taxed jointly1,483 EUR
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