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Add or remove French VAT (TVA) at standard 20% or reduced 5.5% rate.
French VAT (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée / TVA) rates: - **Standard rate: 20%** — most goods and services - **Reduced rate: 5.5%** — food, books, cultural events, some renovation work - **Super-reduced rate: 2.1%** — some medicines, press - **Zero rate: 0%** — exports **Adding TVA:** Gross = Net × (1 + rate). Example: €1,000 + 20% TVA = €1,200 gross. **Removing TVA:** Net = Gross ÷ (1 + rate). Example: €1,200 ÷ 1.20 = €1,000 net, €200 TVA. French VAT registration (numéro de TVA intracommunautaire) is required for businesses supplying goods or services in France.
Standard rate: 20% (most goods and services). Reduced rates: 10% (restaurant meals, hotel accommodation, transport), 5.5% (food, books, cultural events, some home improvement), 2.1% (certain medications, press publications). Zero rate: exports outside the EU.
TTC (Toutes Taxes Comprises) means VAT-inclusive. HT (Hors Taxes) means VAT-exclusive. To extract TVA from TTC: TVA = TTC × rate / (1 + rate). HT = TTC / (1 + rate). Example: €1,200 TTC at 20% → TVA = €1,200 × 0.20/1.20 = €200. HT = €1,000.
Businesses supplying taxable goods/services in France must register for TVA. The small business franchise (franchise en base de TVA) exempts businesses with annual turnover below €36,800 (services) or €91,900 (goods) in 2024 — these charge no TVA and cannot deduct input TVA.
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"amount": 1000,
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"direction": "add"
}{
"amount": 1055,
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}