Introduction of the 20% video game creation tax credit
Article 91 of the 2007 amending finance law rewrote the video game creation tax credit, provided for by the law of 5 March 2007, as Article 220 terdecies of the General Tax Code. Companies creating approved video games (development cost of at least €150,000, intended for sale, contributing to French and European creation) receive a tax credit of 20% of certain creation expenses (depreciation, pay of authors and staff, other operating costs, subcontracting up to €1 million), capped at €3 million per company per financial year. Pornographic or extremely violent games are excluded.
Measure originators
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Measure impact
Concerns video game studios subject to corporate income tax, for expenses incurred in financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2008, once approved.
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Procedure timeline
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Publication in Official Journal
Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
National Assembly has the final say
Si échec CMP
Joint committee
Désaccord éventuel
Debate and vote
Debate and vote
Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)