New 20% tax credit for SMEs' spending on new technology equipment
Article 46 of the 2004 Amending Finance Act creates Article 244 quater K of the General Tax Code: small and medium-sized enterprises (under 250 employees, turnover below €50 million or balance sheet below €43 million, at least 75% owned by individuals) receive a tax credit of 20% of their spending on new technology equipment: intranet or extranet networks, high-speed internet access, protection of these networks and help setting them up. Computers are excluded except servers. The credit applies within the de minimis aid ceiling, to expenditure incurred between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007.
Measure originators
No official estimate found for this measure.
Measure impact
Independent SMEs investing in networks and high-speed access between 2005 and 2007: tax credit of 20% of spending, within the de minimis aid ceiling. No official cost estimate was found.
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Procedure timeline
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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)