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Tax at the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles

In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles issued 228 decisions on tax (11% more than in 2024), that is 7% of its caseload. 81% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 75% for all administrative courts of appeal. The median time is 27 months, against 20 months for all administrative courts of appeal.

Activity year by year

On tax, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles went from 319 in 2023 to 228 in 2025, with a minimum of 206 in 2024. That is a decrease of 29%, against a decrease of 15% for all administrative courts of appeal.

Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles went from 12% in 2023 to 7% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 81% in 2025, against 77% in 2023; the median time is 27 months in 2025, against 23 months in 2023.

CAA Versailles: decisions on tax per year2023 : Decisions 319 ; 2024 : Decisions 206 ; 2025 : Decisions 2280100200300400Decisions 2023 : 3192023Decisions 2024 : 2062024Decisions 2025 : 2282025
CAA Versailles: decisions on tax per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023319–12%77%23 months
2024206−35%7%69%–
2025228+11%7%81%27 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles were published. CAA Versailles stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year. Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles: all subjects Tax in France

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 27 months for cases on tax decided at the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles: a quarter are decided in less than 26 months, a quarter wait more than 29 months.

The median time of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles (27 months) is longer than that of all administrative courts of appeal (20 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles is 20 months; on this subject it is 7 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 200 judgments and rulings; 28 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than 26 monthsfirst quartile
  • Median time27 monthsagainst 20 months for all administrative courts of appeal
  • A quarter of cases wait more than29 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted200out of 228 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, CAA Versailles, 2025< 3 months : 4% ; 3-6 months : 3% ; 6-12 months : 4% ; 1-2 years : 10% ; 2-3 years : 78% ; > 3 years : 3%4%< 3 months3%3-6 months4%6-12 months10%1-2 years78%2-3 years3%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationCAA VersaillesAdministrative courts of appeal
< 3 months4%2%
3-6 months3%1%
6-12 months4%14%
1-2 years10%53%
2-3 years78%26%
> 3 years3%4%

Judgments and rulings only, excluding orders; time counted from the filing of the application to the decision. Not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles: all subjects Tax in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 227 decisions of 2025 on tax with a stated outcome, 81% are dismissals, 15% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 1% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative courts of appeal, these shares are 75%, 17% and 4%. 1 other decision of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) is left out of the calculation.

The dismissal rate of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles is 6 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative courts of appeal. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 12 points.

Outcomes on tax in 2025
  • CAA Versailles
  • Administrative courts of appeal
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on tax in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative courts of appeal
Dismissed18481%75%
Annulled or granted3315%17%
No need to rule10.4%3%
Withdrawn21%1%
Referred or transferred73%5%

Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles: all subjects Tax in France

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Same subject in the courts of appeal

The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 2,254 decisions on tax in 2025 between them; the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles issued 228, that is 10%.

On tax, the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles issued 228 of the 2,254 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 10%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 4% for the administrative court of appeal of Nantes to 12% for the administrative courts of appeal of Paris and Marseille; it is 7% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles. Among the 4 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 68% for the administrative court of appeal of Marseille to 81% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles. The median time ranges from 18 months for the administrative courts of appeal of Paris and Lyon to 27 months for the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles.

Decisions on tax in 2025
Administrative courts of appeal: Tax
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Cour administrative d'appel de Paris60912%75%18 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille34712%68%19 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon30510%76%18 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles2287%81%27 months
Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux1967%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse1757%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Douai1357%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy1305%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes1294%––

Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court. Dismissal rate not computed below 200 decisions on the subject; median time: judgments and rulings only, excluding orders, not computed below 200 judgments.

See also In cassation: Conseil d'État Tax in France Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 228 decisions, or 7% of the total of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles, this subject comes behind immigration (2,064) and ahead of civil service (129).

Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration2,06464%86%16 months
Tax2287%81%27 months
Civil service1294%––
Employment law782%––
Planning and building permits712%––
Local authorities and public property672%––
Public health351%––
Social welfare311%––
Environment and agriculture271%––
Public procurement241%––
Policing140.4%––
Housing110.3%––
Education50.2%––
Elections10.03%––
Driving licences10.03%––
Other subjects44314%58%–

Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other subjects” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Detailed pages exist from 50 decisions on the subject.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 3,229 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles in 2025, 228 fall under tax (7%), based on the legal texts they cite; 443 (14%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on tax did the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles issue in 2025?

The Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles issued 228 decisions on tax in 2025 (11% more than in 2024), that is 7% of its 3,229 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 753 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on tax at the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 27 months for cases on tax: a quarter are decided in less than 26 months, a quarter wait more than 29 months. On this subject it is 20 months for all administrative courts of appeal.

What share of the decisions on tax at the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles are dismissals?

In 2025, 81% of the decisions on tax of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 75% for all administrative courts of appeal. The calculation covers 227 of the 228 decisions of the year.

How many decisions on tax did the other administrative courts of appeal issue?

In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Paris, Marseille and Lyon issued 609, 347 and 305 respectively. The others issued fewer.