SUBSIDIES & TAX
Funding innovation and taxing IP income efficiently
R&D grants and subsidies, the innovation income deduction, the copyright tax regime and the R&D withholding exemption
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Solutions
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R&D Grants and Subsidies
Grants can fund a real share of an R&D project, but only a well-built application gets there. We match the project to EU programmes such as Horizon Europe, or to national and regional schemes, and manage the file.
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Belgian Withholding Tax Exemption for R&D Staff
In Belgium, employers running qualifying R&D can keep up to 80% of the professional withholding tax on their researchers' pay. We handle the registration, the file and the follow-up.
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Belgian Innovation Income Deduction
Belgian companies can deduct 85% of net income from qualifying IP, which brings the effective rate on that income down to about 3.75%. We establish whether you qualify and build the file.
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Belgian Copyright Tax Regime
In Belgium, fees for the transfer or licence of copyright can be taxed as movable income at 15%. Since the 2023 reform the conditions are strict, so we test them and document the arrangement properly.
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Academy
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Grants and Tax Incentives for IP in Belgium
An overview of the Belgian instruments that lower the cost of creating IP and the tax on the income it earns, and the documents you need before you can claim them.
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Finding the IP You Already Have
Most companies own more intellectual property than they have registered. This article explains which rights arise without registration, how an IP audit finds them, and why ownership matters.
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The Belgian Tax Regime for Copyrights
How copyright fees are taxed at 15% as movable income in Belgium, what the 2023 reform changed, and what to document so that the arrangement stands up.
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