France's corporate tax system is designed to promote business investment, regional development and international expansion. Tax rules for groups also demonstrate France's commitment to equitable tax treatment. France has signed tax treaties with more than one hundred countries and provides foreign investors with outstanding protection against double taxation.

Do you want to learn more about corporate tax rules in France?   Tax incentives do exist. Take advantage of them!

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 TAX INCENTIVES DO EXIST. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM!
We can also help you identify the resources for which you may be eligible and constitute your application. Please complete our 1-minute form so that we may contact you. Without attempting to provide an exhaustive list, here are some of the more interesting opportunities available, resources that make France the most enticing country for innovative young companies today.

 Research tax credit (Crédit d'impôt recherche, or CIR): in some cases, your research-related expenses may entitle you to a tax credit (CIR) that you can apply against your corporate tax liability. If you are in a situation where you do not have to pay corporate tax, the CIR is reimbursed to you after three years.

 New technology tax credit (Crédit d'impôt nouvelles technologies): reserved for SMEs, this tax credit is equal to 20% of your expenses on new technologies (limited to 100,000 euros for a given 36 month period). The new technology tax credit program ended on Dec. 31, 2007, but is currently being reconsidered for continuation.

 The Young Innovative Companies program (Jeunes Entreprises Innovantes, or JEI) is designed to help young companies whose research expenditures represent at least 15% of their total costs. This program offers young innovative companies a partial exemption on corporate tax, professional tax, and property tax for a period of 8 years, with a limit of 100,000 euros per 36-month period. The salaries of the company's employees dedicated to research activities are exempt from the employer's obligatory social contributions for 8 years.
This program is designed for SMEs (less than 250 employees, annual revenue under 40 million euros, or total earnings  under 27 M euros) whose majorities are held by people or companies that meet the same conditions. When selling shares of a young innovative company, the seller is exempt from tax on the shares' added value if the shares were held for at least three years.