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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
€5,000,000

Automatic tax credit: R&D 10% of eligible costs up to EUR 5m per year (tax years to 31 Dec 2031); technological innovation and 4.0/green innovation 5% (caps EUR 2m / 4m) and design 5% (cap EUR 2m) for tax years to 31 Dec 2025; rates for later years are not stated on the page. Design credit 2026 uses a EUR 60m reservation platform (exhausted in 24h; desk stays open for waiting list).

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

All businesses resident in Italy (and PEs of non-residents) regardless of size or sector; requires certification of costs and a sworn technical report.

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

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Source. https://www.mimit.gov.it/it/incentivi/credito-d-imposta-r-s

"il credito d’imposta è riconosciuto in misura pari al 10%, nel limite massimo annuale di 5 milioni di euro."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.mimit.gov.it

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