The tax credit defined in Article 220 quaterdecies is deducted in full from the corporation tax due by the executive production 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 of this tax credit constitutes, for the benefit of the executive production company, a claim on the State 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 expenditure referred to in III of article 220 quaterdecies that has not received, within a maximum period of twenty-four months from the date of the last work carried out in France, 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 article 220 quaterdecies is subject to repayment.