Is my company eligible for the CII?

If you are an SME (less than 250 employees, revenue < €50M) and you develop new products or processes, there is a strong chance you are. The diagnostic is free, we check in 30 minutes.

How much can we recover?

20% of your eligible innovation expenses, capped at €400K base. That's up to €80K/year. Expenses include: R&D salaries, subcontracting (including PeakLab), equipment, patents.

What is the risk in case of tax audit?

With a well-prepared technical file, the risk is very low. PeakLab writes justifications compliant with Ministry of Research requirements. And we support you if there is an audit.

How much does CII support cost?

From €3,000 or 10% of the recovered amount. The support itself is CII-eligible, so it partially funds itself.

What is the difference between CII and CIR (Research Tax Credit)?

CIR covers fundamental research (30% of expenses). CII covers innovation (20% of expenses, €400K cap). Software development projects are often CII-eligible.

PeakLab is certified for the French Innovation Tax Credit: recover up to 20% of your project, up to €80,000 per year.C.I.I. certified: recover up to 20% of your project

Innovation Tax Credit

Recover up to 20% of your tech investments

Q: How much can we recover?

20% of your eligible innovation expenses, capped at €400K base. That's up to €80K/year. Expenses include: R&D salaries, subcontracting (including PeakLab), equipment, patents.

Q: What is the risk in case of tax audit?

With a well-prepared technical file, the risk is very low. PeakLab writes justifications compliant with Ministry of Research requirements. And we support you if there is an audit.

Q: How much does CII support cost?

From €3,000 or 10% of the recovered amount. The support itself is CII-eligible, so it partially funds itself.

Q: What is the difference between CII and CIR (Research Tax Credit)?

CIR covers fundamental research (30% of expenses). CII covers innovation (20% of expenses, €400K cap). Software development projects are often CII-eligible.

PeakLab structures your projects to maximize the Innovation Tax Credit. Eligibility diagnostic, technical file preparation, filing and follow-up, we handle everything.

What we guarantee

Clean and documented code

You get everything. Zero technical dependency.

Guaranteed on-time delivery

We commit to a date. We deliver.

Training included

Videos + workshops to master your tools.

Post-delivery support

We stay available after go-live.

The CII: a lever that 99% of SMEs ignore

The Innovation Tax Credit allows SMEs to recover 20% of their innovation expenses (capped at €400K, meaning up to €80K/year). Only 1% of French companies use it. Why? Because the technical file preparation is complex and most SMEs don't even know they are eligible.

Recover up to €80K/year on your tech investments
Only 1% of French companies use this scheme
PeakLab does the development AND the CII file: guaranteed technical consistency
Solid file in case of tax audit, we defend our work

Why PeakLab?

“Because we write quality code, we make our clients autonomous, and we build apps that generate cash. Period.”

Our complete CII support

From diagnostic to defense in case of audit

Eligibility diagnostic: Analysis of your projects and identification of eligible expenses

File structuring: Organizing work to maximize the CII base

R&D description writing: Technical justification compliant with ministry requirements

Base calculation: Prorated salaries, equipment, subcontracting, operating costs

Filing and follow-up: Integration into your tax return with your accountant

Audit defense: Solid technical file and support if verification occurs

They trusted us

Not promises. Results.

Technical management and citizen communication platform for municipalities.

1 month

MVP delivered

Validated target sectors

William Geffroy

Founder of Armodoc

Automated margin and discount analysis tool for faster and more precise management.

+50%

Productivity

€24,000

Annual savings

Victor Ottavi

CEO at ODD Pharma

SaaS platform for AI analysis of insurance contracts to make coverage understandable.

3 months

Full-time interim CTO

SaaS

Platform ready to launch

Janine Maurice

Co-founder at Astérisque

"We went from 1h per file to 15 minutes. ROI x4 in 3 months."

30 → 300clients/collaborator

75%time saved

30K€ → 120K€invested → recovered

Victor Ottavi

CEO at ODD Pharma

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Technologies we master

Modern and proven stack for high-performance apps

Our 5-phase approach

Understanding

< 1 week

Kick-off, needs analysis, functional specs

Design

1 week

Mockups, architecture, technical choices

Development

2 weeks

Dev sprints, regular reviews, client demos

Delivery

1 week

Testing, training, go-live, documentation

Iteration

Ongoing

Evolutions, new features, support

Understanding

< 1 week

Kick-off, needs analysis, functional specs

Design

1 week

Mockups, architecture, technical choices

Development

2 weeks

Dev sprints, regular reviews, client demos

Delivery

1 week

Testing, training, go-live, documentation

Iteration

Ongoing

Evolutions, new features, support

We do the development AND the CII file

Most CII firms write a technical file without understanding the code. At PeakLab, it's the team that develops your projects that writes the file. Result: perfect technical consistency, bulletproof file, and a client who already recovered €80K.

€80K

recovered for one client

20%

of your innovation expenses refunded

of French companies use it

CII Resources

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Recover up to 20% of your tech investments

What we guarantee

Clean and documented code

Guaranteed on-time delivery

Training included

Post-delivery support

The CII: a lever that 99% of SMEs ignore

Why PeakLab?

Our complete CII support

Eligibility diagnostic: Analysis of your projects and identification of eligible expenses

File structuring: Organizing work to maximize the CII base

R&D description writing: Technical justification compliant with ministry requirements

Base calculation: Prorated salaries, equipment, subcontracting, operating costs

Filing and follow-up: Integration into your tax return with your accountant

Audit defense: Solid technical file and support if verification occurs

They trusted us

Technologies we master

Front-end

Back-end

AI / Automation

Our 5-phase approach

Understanding

Design

Development

Delivery

Iteration

Understanding

Design

Development

Delivery

Iteration

We do the development AND the CII file

CII Resources

How the Innovation Tax Credit Funds Your Software Development

Turning Your Excel Into a Business Application: When (and How) to Make the Move

How to Build a Custom Business Application: The 2026 Decision Guide

Ready to launch your project?

Frequently asked questions

Explore our related expertise

Your project deserves foundations that measure up.