R&D Deduction
If, during a year, the company is developing IT or R&D projects, exists the possibility of reduce an important amount of IS tax through a supporting memory.
This is a very specific knowledge that has to be outsourced to an R&D consultancy. This consultancy, normally, needs:
- Provisional PPyGG from the past year
- Provisional Balance from the past year
- R&D projects descriptions and budget from the past year 🧪 R&D Project descriptions
- Subventions, grant or prizes related to R&D projects documentation from the past year
After an analysis of this documentation, the consultancy has to propose a deduction plan for the year. This proposal has to be presented to the CFO and CEO before the pre-closing milestone (normally on march).
The consultancy has to deliver the supporting memory. The supporting memory must be saved in the following path: ...\Admin - Finance\Management\20YY Finance [Management]\R&D\Deductions\
Example case
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
PPyGG result (before taxes) | 150.000€ | 200.000€ | 150.000€ | 100.000€ |
IS tax without deduction (15%) | 22.500€ | 30.000€ | 22.500€ | 15.000€ |
Applicable deduction (50%) | 11.250€ | 15.000€ | 11.250€ | 7.500€ |
Generated deduction | 20.000€ | 15.000€ | 10.000€ | 0€ |
Deduction year balance | 8.750€ | 0€ | -1.250€ | -7.500€ |
Year-on-year accumulated deduction | 8.750€ | 8.750€ | 7.500€ | 0€ |