Tax decreaseIn effectCorporate taxNational

Young innovative companies: age limit raised from 8 to 11 years

Article 11 of the 2022 Finance Act replaces "eight" with "eleven" in Article 44 sexies-0 A, 2° of the General Tax Code: an SME can now qualify as a young innovative company (or young university company) if it was created less than eleven years ago. According to the official tax guidance (BOFiP), the extension applies only to profit taxes and does not extend local tax or social contribution exemptions.

Measure originators

InitiatorEPR
Laurent Saint-Martin
Ensemble pour la République
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2022

Measure impact

Innovative SMEs aged 8 to 11 years spending at least 15% of their expenses on research keep the young innovative company status for profit tax exemptions (reserved for companies created up to 31 December 2023 according to the tax expenditure annex).

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2021-1900 du 30 décembre 2021 (LF 2022), art. 11
Official Journal: JORF n° 0304 du 31 décembre 2021

Procedure timeline

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4 / 4 steps
Completed
1 January 2022

Administrative implementation

Application

Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration

Allongement applicable dès l'entrée en vigueur de la loi de finances pour 2022 (pas de date spécifique dans l'article).
Completed
30 December 2021

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2021-1900, publiée au JORF n° 0304 du 31 décembre 2021.
Completed
28 December 2021

Possible referral to Constitutional Council

Constitutional review

Décision de conformité / censure partielle

Décision n° 2021-833 DC du Conseil constitutionnel sur la loi de finances pour 2022.
Completed
22 September 2021

Council of Ministers

Internal validation

Validation interne

Présentation du projet de loi de finances pour 2022 en Conseil des ministres (AN n° 4482) par Bruno Le Maire et Olivier Dussopt.