YIC status (Young Innovative Enterprise)

This legal status is established by the finance law voted in 2004 and is dedicated to innovative Small and Medium Enterprises, provided that:

- They are real SME (staff < 250 employees, turnover < 40M€, annual balance sheet<27M€)
- They have existed for less than eight years
- Their R&D expenses exceed min 15% of their total expenses,
- Min 50% of their capital contribution are from physical persons.
- They are not resulting from a concentration, extension or transfer of pre-existing activities.

Through this status, you can benefit from

- Partial or total corporate income tax exemptions,
- Social security charge exemptions,
- Several tax incentives.