The tax credit defined in article 220 sexies is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of this article were incurred. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the tax due in respect of the said financial year, the excess is refunded.
The excess tax credit constitutes a claim on the State in favour of the company for an equal amount. This claim is inalienable and non-transferable, except under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the Monetary and Financial Code.
The portion of the tax credit obtained in respect of the expenses mentioned in 1 of III of article 220 sexies that has not received, within a maximum period of eight months from the issue of the cinematographic exhibition permit for cinematographic works or from the date of their completion defined by decree for audiovisual works, the final approval of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée certifying that the cinematographic or audiovisual work has met the conditions referred to in II of the same article is subject to repayment. This approval is issued under conditions laid down by decree.
The same applies to the portion of the tax credit obtained in respect of expenditure on cinematographic works that have not received a cinematographic exhibition licence within two years of the close of the last financial year in respect of which the tax credit was obtained or the portion of the tax credit granted in respect of expenditure on audiovisual works that have not been completed within two years of the close of the last financial year in respect of which the tax credit was obtained.