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France has a giant research tax break that is very wildly misused by corporations who put development in it. There are even service companies with “research cen
by nraynaud 3y ago
France has a giant research tax break that is very wildly misused by corporations who put development in it.
There are even service companies with “research centers” now. They simply bill employees without a client to the state for doing “research” that mostly consists in completing tutorials on the latest trendy technology at the HQ.
- acchow 3y agoSo instead of spending $0 on not having that employee, the company would rather hire than employee for $50k to get back $25k in tax savings? This doesn't seem like a profit-driven decision.
- lnxg33k1 3y agoThe thing is $25k of software production is left at the company, and when the employee is not needed anymore, then the collectivity has to pay for unemployment
- kthejoker2 3y agoThat $0 is on a day by day basis. "Riding the bench" in between project bookings is common, especially for junior consultants with limited skills. Bench / sub 100% utilization is one reason consultants cost so much.