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SITUS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- situs
1, record 1, English, situs
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Location, situation. As a rule, personal property has its "situs" at the place of the domicile of its owner. 2, record 1, English, - situs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If [a man] be domiciled abroad and die here, his personal property must be distributed according to the law of his domicil. The situs of the property must, however, regulate the jurisdiction to grant representation. 1, record 1, English, - situs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- situs
1, record 1, French, situs
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
emplacement, lieu de la situation d'un bien (déterminant la compétence des tribunaux et l'assiette fiscale). 2, record 1, French, - situs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le fondement de l'« administration », le facteur de l'unité d'administration et, par là, de la transmission successorale, est constituée par les biens considérés « ut singuli » dans la diversité de leur situs réel et non par la personne de l'administrateur qui n'existe juridiquement qu'en fonction de ces biens. 3, record 1, French, - situs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
- Taxation Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tax domicile 1, record 2, English, tax%20domicile
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- situs 2, record 2, English, situs
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Company address for tax purposes. It is usually the same as the registered office, although the legislation requires the tax domicile to coincide with the place where most company activities are carried out or where the company management resides, in other words, its central office. Tax payments should be made in the tax domicile's Public Taxation office and not that of the registered office. 1, record 2, English, - tax%20domicile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tax domicile: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 2, English, - tax%20domicile
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
- Droit fiscal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- domicile fiscal
1, record 2, French, domicile%20fiscal
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- situs 2, record 2, French, situs
Latin, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Domicile d'une société à des fins d'imposition. En général, il correspond au domicile social bien que la législation exige que le domicile fiscal corresponde au lieu où s'effectuent la plupart des activités ou au lieu où réside la direction effective de l'entreprise, c'est-à-dire le bureau central. Le paiement des impôts s'effectue auprès du Centre des Impôts du domicile fiscal et non du domicile social. 3, record 2, French, - domicile%20fiscal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
domicile fiscal : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 2, French, - domicile%20fiscal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema tributario
- Derecho fiscal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- domicilio fiscal
1, record 2, Spanish, domicilio%20fiscal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Domicilio de una sociedad a efectos fiscales. Suele coincidir con el domicilio social, aunque la legislación exige que el fiscal coincida con el lugar donde se desarrollen la mayoría de las actividades o donde resida la dirección efectiva de la empresa, es decir, su oficina central. El pago de los impuestos se debe hacer en la Delegación de Hacienda del domicilio fiscal, no del social. 2, record 2, Spanish, - domicilio%20fiscal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
domicilio fiscal: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 2, Spanish, - domicilio%20fiscal
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- situs
1, record 3, English, situs
correct, Latin
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
of a tort 1, record 3, English, - situs
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- situs
1, record 3, French, situs
Latin, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
d'un délit 1, record 3, French, - situs
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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