Turn your R&D
into cash.
CIR, CII, JEI status and other innovation tax schemes turn your research expenditure into cash. Non-dilutive funding, secured without any impact on your equity.
End-to-end support, from application to audit.
The process is technical, and audits are becoming increasingly rigorous. We manage it from start to finish: a team that understands your technology prepares your applications, secures your claims and supports you through to the end of any audit.
No self-service calculators. No unnecessary interfaces. We take action, so your tax credit turns into cash faster.
Innovation tax.
The schemes we activate.
Tax credits
Recover up to 30% of your R&D expenditure through tax credits, without diluting your equity.
JEI status
Reduce employer social security contributions by around 50% on salaries dedicated to R&D.
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Reduce the tax rate on income generated from your intellectual property assets to 10%.
Accreditations
Turn your CIR/CII accreditation into a recognised commercial advantage with both clients and the tax authorities.
A funding lever to activate every year
Tax credits are not simply a year-end compliance exercise. They are a cash-flow management tool. When planned effectively, they continuously help finance your R&D and integrate with your broader funding strategy: equity, non-dilutive funding and financial management.
Innovation tax.
Schemes in detail.
Tax credits
France’s main tax incentive for R&D. Eligible expenditure can include staff costs, approved subcontracting, depreciation, newly qualified PhD holders, intellectual property, technology monitoring and standardisation activities.
30% of eligible expenditure recovered as a tax credit.
The innovation-focused equivalent of CIR, available to SMEs. Eligible expenditure is capped at €400k, with 30% recovered as a tax credit.
Designed for companies conducting R&D in partnership with approved research organisations. Up to €6m of expenditure can be declared, with a 50% tax credit for SMEs and 40% for mid-sized and large companies.
Available to video game development studios established in France. Capped at €6m per financial year, with 30% of eligible development expenditure recovered as a tax credit.
Statuses and tax regimes
A status that reduces employer social security contributions by around 50% for employees working on R&D.
We support you through the advance tax ruling procedure to secure confirmation of your eligibility from the authorities.
A tax regime applying a reduced 10% tax rate to certain income generated from intellectual property, including disposals, licensing and protected software. Eligibility depends on the R&D expenditure linked to the assets generating that income.
Accreditations
Blog.
Our articles on the topic
Explore our articles on CIR, CII and innovation tax incentives.
