Research Tax Credit
Recover 30% of your R&D spend.
The CIR lets companies with R&D spend recover 30% of it as a tax credit, immediately refundable for SMEs.
The scheme
The CIR lets companies with R&D spend recover 30% of it as a tax credit, immediately refundable for SMEs.
Eligible base: up to €100M of R&D spend (30% rate), then 5% beyond.
Eligible spend: salaries of researchers and technicians, depreciation of dedicated equipment, approved subcontracting, patents, technology watch.
Eligibility criteria
What Hetmos does for you
- Eligibility audit of your R&D projects, identification of qualifying spend.
- Drafting of project sheets compliant with MESRI requirements.
- Optimized calculation of the claim base, reprocessing of mixed spend.
- Support in case of a tax audit (CIR tax ruling available).
- Coordination with your accountant for integration into the tax return.
- Multi-year monitoring, optimization over 3 fiscal years.
The HetGrant CIR process
- 1
Free diagnostic
Online form, answer within 48h on estimated eligibility.
- 2
In-depth audit
Analysis of projects, teams and spend over the last 3 fiscal years.
- 3
File drafting
Project sheets, base calculation, supporting documentation.
- 4
Filing & follow-up
Integration into the tax return, refund tracking, DGFiP correspondence.
- 5
Tax audit (if any)
File defense, experts available to support you in case of an audit.
CIR diagnostic
Fill in your details: a CIR expert gets back to you with a claim estimate.
Your CIR/CII is a starting point, not an end.
The claim you obtain unlocks other financial levers. The Hetmos group structures what comes next: fundraising, valuation, exit.