Béatrice Prim

The Research Tax Credit 2020 Guide has just been published on the website of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI). This release follows a May 2020

In its landmark caselaw, the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’Etat) rejects the position of the tax administration and validates the eligibility of ancillary tasks necessary to achieve research works.

The earnings of seasonal workers who (i) work closely with researchers (ii) to provide technical support for research and experimental development work could be included in the RTC base as

On March 22nd, 2020, the French Tax Administration (“FTA”) updated its webpage regarding the questions / answers related to the COVID-19. It confirms that companies benefiting of one or more

A new edition under the sign of pedagogy and a narrow vision of eligible outsourced R&D. Reminder to the readers: the RTC guide is not a binding document. This annual

In addition to the reduction of operating costs calculated on staff expenses to 43%, the Finance bill for 2020 voted in first reading by the National Assembly provides for significant

When the tax administration requests a new expertise from the Ministry of Research, nothing prevents that it can be executed by the same experts, even when it is qualified as

The amounts received on behalf of research activities invoiced within a collaborative research program must be deduced from their RTC basis. In the case at hand, the company GENFIT, a

The finance bill for 2020, presented this Friday, September 27 by the government confirms the willingness of the French state to lower the income tax and to partially finance this