Innovation tax optimization
CIR / CII / JEI
Maximize the value of your R&D
Don’t compromise on your R&D, it’s what keeps you ahead of the game. Tax credits like CIR, CII, and JEI, introduced by the French government, are powerful tools to reduce the financial burden of tech development and boost your competitiveness.
Working with Flag’s experts ensures peace of mind and precision when navigating the technical and regulatory complexity of these tax incentives.
The Flag touch
We handle your CIR / CII / JEI claims end-to-end, including all risks. As a hands-on partner, we assign a dedicated multidisciplinary team that understands your tech environment. No useless interfaces, no generic simulators, we get straight to work.
Key tax incentives for innovative startups
The Crédit d'Impôt Recherche (CIR) is a French tax incentive designed to support R&D activities.
Eligible expenses include: R&D staff salaries, approved subcontracting, depreciation of R&D equipment, young PhD hires, IP-related costs, technology watch and standardization activities.
Companies can recover up to 30% of eligible R&D expenses as a tax credit.
A tax incentive similar to the R&D Tax Credit (CIR), but specifically designed to support innovation efforts in SMEs.
The maximum eligible expenditure is €400,000 per year.
Since 2023, 30% of eligible innovation expenses can be recovered as a tax credit.
Accreditation allows a subcontracting company to enable its clients to benefit from the R&D or Innovation Tax Credit (CIR / CII) for the expenses they outsource.
The CICO is a Research Tax Credit dedicated to collaborative R&D projects. It supports companies that carry out research in partnership with approved public research organizations.
Eligible expenditure cap: €6 million
Tax credit rate: 50% for SMEs. 40% for mid-sized and large companies (ETI and GE).
The JEI (Jeune Entreprise Innovante) status offers significant relief on employer social security contributions, up to 50% off, for employees primarily involved in R&D or innovation activities.
At Flag, we guide you through the rescrit (advance ruling) process to ensure proper validation of your JEI status by the tax authorities, securing all the associated exemptions and reducing audit risks.
The CIJV (Crédit d’Impôt Jeux Vidéo) is a tax incentive dedicated to video game development studios established in France.
It allows eligible companies to recover 30% of their qualifying development expenses, with a maximum tax credit of €6 million per fiscal year.
The IP BOX regime allows eligible companies to benefit from a reduced 10% corporate tax rate on income derived from the sale, licensing, or sub-licensing of qualifying intellectual property rights, including copyright-protected software.
To qualify, the intellectual property must originate from R&D activities conducted by the company.
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