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Tax credits

R&D, innovation and design tax credit

Credito d'imposta ricerca, sviluppo, innovazione e design

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Automatic tax credit computed as a percentage of eligible R&D, technological innovation and design expenditure, with annual caps. Rates and caps are set annually in the Legge di Bilancio.

Funder

Agenzia delle Entrate / MIMIT

public · national

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Requires a certification (perizia/certificazione) and communication to MIMIT; used in offset via F24.

How to apply

  1. No application needed — this is paid automatically to everyone who qualifies. Check that the authority holds your current address and bank details; a missing detail is the usual reason an automatic payment does not arrive. — link

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · R&D tax credit vs. grant: the difference that changes your claim

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.mimit.gov.it/it/incentivi · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.mimit.gov.it

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