Research Tax Credit (Crédit d'Impôt Recherche, CIR)
Offers French companies tax support that lowers the cost of qualifying innovation activity.
The Crédit d'Impôt Recherche (CIR) is France's principal R&D tax incentive, available to industrial, commercial, and agricultural enterprises subject to standard taxation in France. The credit offsets corporate income tax (IS) or personal income tax (IR) by a percentage of qualifying research and development expenditure incurred during the calendar year. Eligible costs include asset depreciation, …
French corporate tax credit offsetting 30% of qualifying R&D expenditure up to €100 million per year for any company conducting research in France.
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