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[...] On a practical level, the SCI plays an amplifying role. The fragmentation does not concern the building itself, but rather the shares of the SCI, allowing for a smooth collective management, avoiding the risks related to the direct indivision of an immovable property. The distinction between voting rights and financial rights can also be adapted in the statutes. Who can organize a distribution of powers allowing the usufructuary to retain the majority of the voting rights. This preserves the strategic control of the heritage by facilitating an early and legally framed transmission. [...]
[...] 08-17.077)7 that the usufructuary can validly participate in collective decisions when they receive social fruits, which legitimizes their role in the management of the SCI. The combination of SCI and fragmentation therefore ensures a double-effect transmission, one, immediate but partial legal transfer, and maintenance of effective control over the transmitted assets. This dissociation of civil prerogatives allows for the avoidance of succession conflicts, prevention of forced sales, and maintenance of a coherent strategy for managing assets. Unlike a full and complete donation that removes all power from the donor over the asset, the donation of the bare ownership of shares offers an intermediate, secure, and adaptable solution to various family configurations. [...]
[...] The SCI to IS also benefits from a very wide regime of deductibility of expenses, much broader than that applicable to rental income to IR. Notably, the following are admitted in deduction: loan interest, act and notary fees, management fees, accounting fees, insurance, property taxes, works, and even the costs of setting up the company to optimize net profitability. This framework therefore offers a significant flexibility in the allocation of resources and the budget planning of the company. The totality of these expenses reduces the taxable income, which is then subject to a reduced rate of 15% up to ?42,500 in profits (for SMEs meeting the conditions), then to the normal IS rate This proportional tax rate, often more advantageous than the progressive IR brackets, also allows for appreciable tax predictability and stability for managers. [...]
[...] The statutory framework also ensures the temporal stability of the project. While indivision cannot be maintained temporarily, the SCI can be established for a period of 99 years, providing a robust legal framework for the intergenerational management of the patrimony. The drafting of the statutes constitutes a strategic opportunity to adapt the legal framework to the specific objectives of the patrimonial project by limiting the risks of fragmentation or conflict between heirs. Thus, by relying on precise, adaptable, and legally secure statutes, the SCI offers a strategic legal tool for organizing and preserving the founders' will, in the service of a controlled and coherent transmission of the family's immovable property. [...]
[...] The approval clause requires that any transfer of shares to a person foreign to the company be subject to the prior approval of the entire (or majority) of the partners under the conditions provided for in the statutes. This clause can be used for maintain family unity within the capital », ensuring a homogeneity of interests and protection against external pressures. It allows avoiding that heirs or co-partners freely transfer their shares to third parties, which can unbalance the governance or disrupt the management of the held assets. [...]
