Time records to support your CIR and CII claims
The French research (CIR) and innovation (CII) tax credits rest mostly on staff costs. Simple Timesheet keeps a dated, traceable record of the hours each person spent on eligible projects.
What reviewers ask for, prepared in advance
Most of the effort in a CIR or CII file goes into reconstructing who worked how long on what. A timesheet removes that work.
Hours are reconstructed months later from memory
Entries are logged day by day, with automated reminders. Your file rests on records written when the work happened rather than on estimates.
Eligible and non-eligible work are mixed in the same week
Dedicated projects and tasks for eligible work make the split explicit, and the remaining hours stay visible for context.
Each contributor needs an individual, dated statement
Export hours per person, per project and per period in one click, ready to attach to your file or hand to your advisor.
A questionnaire arrives long after the work is done
Entries, their descriptions and their change history stay available in your account, so the justification can be rebuilt on demand.
What makes your justification solid
Individual statements
Get hours per contributor and per eligible project, the level of detail expected in a CIR or CII file.
Contemporaneous records
Microsoft Teams reminders and the mobile app keep entries daily, which is what makes them credible later on.
Traceable history
Every entry keeps its author, its dates and its change history, so a reviewer can follow how it was produced.
Exports for your advisor
Give your accountant or innovation consultant a clean export with scope filters instead of a rebuilt spreadsheet.
From daily entries to a defensible file
Declare your eligible projects
Create one project per research or innovation programme, with tasks for the work items you consider eligible.
Teams log hours daily
Researchers, engineers and technicians log time as they work, on web or mobile, in a few seconds.
Follow the R&D share
Dashboards show how many hours each person spent on eligible projects over any period, next to their other work.
Export the justification
Export per project, per person and per period, then pass it to your accountant or consultant with your file.
What ends up in your file
Each exported line carries the details a reviewer looks for.
- Contributor identity and role in the team
- Date of the work
- Project and task, plus an external ticket reference when relevant
- Number of hours and a free-text description of what was done
- Change history of the entry
Simple Timesheet is a time tracking tool, not a tax advisor. It produces the time records that support your file. Deciding which projects and expenses are eligible remains a matter for you and your advisor.
CIR and CII questions
Does Simple Timesheet compute my CIR or CII amount?
No. Simple Timesheet documents hours. Your accountant or innovation consultant applies the eligibility rules and rates to those hours to build the claim.
Is a timesheet mandatory for the CIR?
No specific format is imposed, but the staff time devoted to eligible projects has to be justified. Dated, individual time records are the most common form of evidence, and that is exactly what Simple Timesheet keeps. Confirm the expected level of detail with your advisor.
How do we separate eligible hours from the rest?
Create dedicated projects and tasks for eligible work. Everyone keeps logging all their hours in the same timesheet, and exports let you filter the eligible scope only.
Can we keep the records for later?
Entries stay available in your account and can be exported at any time. We recommend archiving each export alongside your tax file so the justification travels with it.
Justify your R&D hours without extra admin
Justify your R&D hours without extra admin
Daily entries, dashboards per project and per person, filtered Excel exports and the API. Included in the free plan for up to 10 users.
Prepare your next CIR or CII file with confidence
Start logging eligible hours today. Free forever for up to 10 users.
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