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Tax Lease & Tax incentives

Public funding

Recover up to 59% of what you spend each year on R&D and save 30% of your developers' social security costs each month

Tax Lease

A non-dilutive financing method that brings private investors closer to the R&D&I ecosystem

We recommend you to apply Tax Lease if:

  • Your company develops new projects and improves existing ones (has R&D&I activity)
  • You want to recover part of your R&D&I expenses for the year
  • You want to increase your turnover

Projects

+1M€ spent on research, development and innovation

R&D&I

Get back 20-50% of your R&D&I expenses

I+D+i

Get back 20-50% of your R&D&I expenses

Speed

Monetization at the end of the same year of application

Reduction

Exceptions in the tax framework that reward companies that develop innovative activities

We advise you to apply for deductions for R&D and IT if your company:

  • Develops new projects and improves existing ones
  • Incorporates existing technologies that represent a novelty for companies
  • Significantly improves production processes

Projects

12% deduction for technological innovation projects

Reduction

Maximum reduction of 5 million euros per year

R+D

Up to 59% reduction for R&D projects


Report

Motivated report required for monetisation of 80%, to be requested before 25 July of the following year

Bonuses

Profit applicable to all companies that have staff on their payroll who dedicate at least 85% of their time to R&D or technological innovation activities

Scope of application:

  • Workers eligible for the rebate: workers included in groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the General Social Security Contribution Scheme
  • Type of contract: workers must have an open-ended contract, a work experience contract or a work and service contract (more than 3 months)

Bonus

40% rebate on employer's contributions to common social security contingencies

Report

Reasoned report required from 9 employees onwards, to be submitted before 30 June of the following year

Compatibility

Compatibility of deductions and bonuses if you have the Innovative SME Seal

The best public funding options for your startup

01

Co-investment aids

Complement your private funding round with public loans, maximising the amount raised for your startup with less dilution


02

Grants

Take advantage of all direct non-refundable grants from entities at any level, either local, regional, national or European


03

Partially refundable

Finance your R&D and IT projects with soft funding, with non-refundable tranches and refundable tranches at 0% interest and with a long grace period


Contact us

If you think we can help you take the financial and strategic management of your startup to the next level, send us a message. We will get back to you as soon as possible to meet and discuss how we can help you

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