R&D tax credit, technological innovation, design and aesthetic creation

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FORM FACILITATION

Tax relief

REGIONS

Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Puglia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Tuscany, Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste, Veneto, Umbria, Sicily, Sardinia

SECTOR

Agri-food, Furniture, Wood and Paper, Fashion and Textiles, Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals, Metallurgy, Electronics, Mechanics, Motor vehicles and other means of transport, Construction, Energy supply, Water and waste management, Commerce, Transport services, Hotel, Catering, ICT , Culture, Tourism, Health, Other services, Crafts

ALLOWED EXPENSE

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INCENTIVE STATUS

ACTIVE

OPENING DATE

CLOSING DATE

December 31, 2019
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NOTES

No additional notes

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Things

Tax credit to support the competitiveness of businesses by stimulating investments in Research and Development, Technological Innovation (also within the 4.0 paradigm and circular economy) Design and aesthetic conception. 

Who is it aimed at?

All companies resident in the territory of the State (including permanent organizations of non-residents), with the exception of those in a state of voluntary liquidation, bankruptcy, forced administrative liquidation, composition with creditors without business continuity, or other insolvency proceedings. Furthermore, companies that are the recipients of disqualification sanctions for administrative offenses resulting from crime are excluded. The beneficiary companies must comply with the regulations on safety in the workplace and the obligations to pay social security and welfare contributions for workers.

What does it predict

A tax credit is recognized in an amount equal to a percentage amount of the costs incurred in research, development, technological innovation, design and aesthetic creation activities. There are maximum thresholds for the benefit due. The credit can be used as compensation pursuant to art. 17 of Legislative Decree 241/1997, in three annual installments of the same amount, from the tax period following the one in which the activities are carried out. The credit does not contribute to the formation of the tax base for the purposes of income taxes and IRAP. For details relating to subsidized costs and the size of the credit, see:https://www.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/incentivi/impresa/credito-d-tax-rs

Objective – Purpose

Ecological transition, Innovation and research, Digitalisation

Form – Facilitation

Tax relief

Allowed Costs

Personnel costs, Raw materials, consumables and goods, Services, patents and licenses
Subject type
Business

Dimension

Medium Enterprise, Large Enterprise, Small Enterprise

Activity sector

Agri-food, Furniture, Wood and Paper, Fashion and Textiles, Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals, Metallurgy, Electronics, Mechanics, Motor vehicles and other means of transport, Construction, Energy supply, Water and waste management, Commerce, Transport services, Hotel, Catering, ICT , Culture, Tourism, Health, Other services, Crafts

ATECO

All economic sectors

Regions

Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Puglia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Tuscany, Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste, Veneto, Umbria, Sicily, Sardinia

Municipalities

All municipalities

Special territorial scope

Not applicable

Other features

Digitalisation - Tax relief - ICT - Environment - Green - Energy - Sustainability - Digitalisation - Tax credit

Managing entity

Ministry of Economic Development/Revenue Agency

Primary regulatory basis

Article 1, paragraphs 198-209, of law 27 December 2019 n. 160
Secondary regulatory basis
DM 26 May 2020

References Official Journal

Official Gazette n. 304 of 30 December 2019G.U. n. 182 of 21 July 2020

Reference site

https://www.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/incentivi/credito-d-tax-rs

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