Initiated since September 2012, actions on the Research Tax Credit (CIR) between Syntec Numérique, parliamentarians and the Government are still ongoing. After having been heard at the end of January 2015 by the Senate as part of a commission of inquiry into the reality of companies’ misappropriation of the scheme, and having taken part in a meeting of the inter-company mediation on CIR subcontracting, the professional chamber went on Wednesday to a new consultation with the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR) and the Tax Administration.
Syntec Numérique wanted to analyze the perception and use of the Research Tax Credit by digital companies, in order to provide itself with relevant indicators to support its various actions and positions. A first barometer was therefore produced with F.Iniciativas, our partner in innovation financing.
Syntec Numérique has been advocating a review of the system for many years, and today reiterates the importance of securing the CIR by stabilizing texts and practices, and updating the tax instruction on the application of the system.
“We have shown that, despite the virtuous use of the system, audited companies are often offered rectifications which, once contested, are abandoned. We need to combat the prejudice that our industry doesn’t carry out R&D. Our companies account for 25% of GDP growth, and are most often at the origin of R&D in our country. Innovation is at the heart of their DNA, and a prerequisite for their long-term survival in a constantly (r)evolving world” comments Guy Mamou-Mani, President of Syntec Numérique.
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