A full description of the intangible assets concerned, a discussion of the application of a reduced tax rate and the method of allocating costs to each asset (see substantive conditions below),<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDocumentation must be (i) accessible in a compatible electronic format to facilitate exchange and reading by the administration, excluding “PDF image” formats from scans, (ii) written in French or translated if necessary, (iii) contain verifiable electronic data for calculations and analyses.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0<\/strong>Background requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong>As the spirit of the system is to ensure traceability between the asset and the associated source of revenue, the option cannot be global but only per software or group of software, following organizational and commercial logic (coherence between research activity and segmentation of the commercial offer).<\/p>\nThe methodology for segmenting taxable income at the reduced rate must remain consistent from one year to the next. In short, there must be permanence in the methods used to determine taxable income at a reduced rate over time.<\/p>\n
Reduced taxation on software: detailed calculation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThe 2 aggregates used in the calculation are net income and the Nexus ratio.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nIncome and expenses included in net income<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nIt is determined as follows:<\/p>\n
\n- Income from disposals or concessions relating to the asset concerned,<\/li>\n
- R&D expenditure incurred indirectly by the company in connection with the creation of the asset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Broadly speaking, they correspond to direct R&D expenditure. Unlike the Research Tax Credit, indirect expenditure is excluded, notably<\/p>\n
\n- Operating costs, regardless of whether they are determined on an actual or flat-rate basis,<\/li>\n
- Expenditure to protect industrial property rights,<\/li>\n
- Technology watch expenses incurred during R&D operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The CIR does not reduce R&D expenditure.<\/p>\n
The expenses to be taken into account are all those incurred as from the exercise of the option. Expenses incurred before the year in which the option is exercised cannot be taken into account.<\/p>\n
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The Nexus ratio<\/h3>\n
The result as determined above is multiplied by a Nexus ratio, which aims to neutralize R&D expenses invoiced by companies or branches linked to the entity benefiting from the IP Box, in order to retain only those invoiced under arm’s length conditions.\u00a0 As an exception, expenses rebilled without margin by affiliated companies can be retained.<\/p>\n
In a nutshell,<\/p>\n
\n- in the numerator, R&D expenditure excluding affiliated companies,<\/li>\n
- in the denominator, R&D expenditure excluding affiliated companies,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The ratio is calculated on a cumulative basis from the origin of IP Box expenditure.<\/p>\n
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Schematically, the income required to benefit from reduced taxation on software (IP Box) is determined as follows:<\/p>\n
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Reduced taxation on software<\/p><\/div>\n
Reduced taxation on software: example<\/strong><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
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A software company based in France begins an R&D program in fiscal year N. In fiscal year N+2, this program leads to the receipt of royalties. During fiscal year N + 2, this program leads to the collection of royalties in N + 2, enabling the publisher to opt for the tax treatment provided for the reduced taxation on software. The first revenues generated by patent X are recognized in fiscal year N + 3: R&D expenditure and royalties are as follows:<\/p>\n
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The data<\/h3>\n
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Reduced taxation on software<\/p><\/div>\n
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And the solution<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
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