Patent box

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FORM FACILITATION

Tax relief

REGIONS

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

SECTOR

ICT

ALLOWED EXPENSE

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INCENTIVE STATUS

ACTIVE

OPENING DATE

CLOSING DATE

December 31, 2014
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NOTES

No additional notes

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Optional preferential tax regime for income deriving from the use of copyrighted software, industrial patents, designs and models. Companies can access the preferential tax regime by recovering, for tax purposes, the R&D costs incurred for the maintenance, enhancement, protection and growth of the intangible assets indicated above. It provides for a super deduction of 110% of research and development expenses incurred in relation to the intangible assets mentioned.

Who is it aimed at?

Individuals with business income can exercise the option, regardless of the type of accounting adopted and the legal title by virtue of which the assets are used.

What does it predict

A super tax deduction of 110% for the following costs: • expenses for personnel with an employment relationship or self-employment or other relationship other than employment, directly employed in carrying out the relevant activities; • depreciation rates, capital portion of finance lease payments, operating lease payments and other expenses relating to movable instrumental assets and intangible assets used in carrying out relevant activities; • expenses for consultancy services and equivalent services relating exclusively to the relevant activities; • expenses for materials, supplies and other similar products used in the activities; • expenses related to the maintenance of rights on subsidized intangible assets, their renewal upon expiry, their protection, even in associated form, and those relating to counterfeiting prevention activities and the management of disputes aimed at protecting the rights themselves.

Objective – Purpose

Innovation and research

Form – Facilitation

Tax relief

Allowed Costs

Services, patents and licenses
Subject type
Professional

Dimension

Large Business, Medium Business, Small Business

Activity sector

ICT

ATECO

All Ateco codes

Regions

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

Municipalities

All municipalities

Special territorial scope

Not applicable

Other features

Tax deduction - Preferential taxation - Research and Development - Patents and Trademarks - Innovation - Professional - Licenses

Managing entity

Ministry of Economic DevelopmentMinistry of Economy and Finance

Primary regulatory basis

Art. 1, paragraphs 37 to 45 of law 23 December 2014 n. 190
Secondary regulatory basis
Interministerial decree 28 November 2017

Reference site

https://www.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/incentivi/impresa/patent-box

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