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If you are a company looking to grow and expand further, whether it is your products or processes, you may be eligible for R&D tax credits (Research and Development). These are tax incentives designed to encourage innovation and investment in R&D. By claiming these tax credits, you can get a financial injection that can help you continue to invest in R&D, especially if you are a small or medium-sized company that does not have access to large amounts of capital. Moreover, R&D tax credits can help you offset your tax bill.

We believe that your successful journey begins with a well-defined path. Our strategic business approach is the foundation of our achievements, ensuring that your ideas transform into tangible results. With a commitment to excellence, we offer a 360-degree approach that addresses your unique challenges and drives sustainable success. 

Our dedicated team ensures you maximise your potential while complying with relevant regulations. There are different ways FI Group supports you in optimising your R&D funding strategy:

  • Assessing your company R&D needs
  • Identifying of funding sources
  • Developing an R&D fiscal strategy
  • Supporting during the tax application process
  • Monitoring & evaluating the R&D activities
  • Follow up & aid during fiscal controls

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Within this national tax incentive, up to 80% of the withholding tax on professional income can be recovered by a company. Within this enterprise tool, the following needs to be considered:

  • A specific degree (starting from bachelor)
  • Involved in R&D-activities

This exemption can apply to:

  • Companies that pay or grant salaries to researchers having PhD degrees, civil engineers, industrial engineers and holders of some master degrees
  • Companies that pay or grant salaries to researchers involved in research projects within the framework of cooperation agreements concluded with universities or colleges of higher education in the European Economic Area (EEA) or with accredited scientific institutions (no requirements as to degrees)
  • Young innovative companies that employ scientific staff (researchers, research technicians, project managers in research and development)

The investment deduction reduces the amount on which tax must be paid. The amount of the deduction is determined by the percentage of the investment.

Intended to encourage enterprises to make investments, this national incentive is mainly for eco-friendly investments in R&D or for energy-saving investments.

  • A reduction of the amount on which tax must be paid
  • The amount is determined, among other things, by the category of investment

The investments should apply to:

  • depreciable tangible or intangible fixed assets,
  • that are newly acquired or achieved,
  • during the calendar year or tax year,
  • and used in Belgium for professional activities.

The investment deduction is applied to the profits or benefits of the tax period in which you acquired or achieved the aforementioned fixed assets.

As a business, you know that your success is more than material production. Your intangible assets, including patents and intellectual property (IP), play a crucial role in shaping your business. At FI Group, we recognise the value of these intangible assets and help you identify and value them as strategic elements of your business.

One way to value these intangible assets is the innovation income deduction (IPBox). This measure is an additional incentive for companies investing in innovation through intellectual property. Income from innovation can be deducted up to 85%. As this measure applies not only to income from patents, but also to income from IT developments in an R&D context, it contributes to the development of the knowledge economy.

What intellectual property are we talking about?

  • Industrial property rights in general and in particular patents, trademarks, designs, etc.
  • Copyrights
  • Trade secrets

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What can you expect from us?

FI Group can provide valuable support to companies of all sizes seeking to optimise their R&D fiscal strategy. By helping to assess R&D needs, identify funding sources, develop a fiscal strategy, support the application process and monitor and evaluate R&D activities, our expert advisers can ensure that the company uses the available resources most effectively to achieve its strategic objectives.

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