Technological innovation is an indispensable tool for the competitive development of the logistics sector. Bytemaster, as a technological partner of logistics operators, is constantly seeking services and solutions to promote this innovation. For this reason, Bytemaster has reached an agreement with the consulting firm 3R Innovation Consulting to help companies in the sector that invest in technological innovation to improve their processes.

3R Consulting is a consulting firm specialized in the profitability of the innovation of the companies, through the management of Fiscal Deductions, Public Aids and Social Security Bonuses. The company was created five years ago by personnel with more than 20 years of experience in this area in large companies. Bytemaster now has a close relationship with this consultancy firm with a twofold objective: to closely monitor aid to the logistics sector and to collaborate with companies in applying for this aid.

Implementation of ERP, now deductible in Corporate Tax

In recent years, we have learned that the implementation of digital management solutions allows companies to improve the productivity and traceability of their operations, contributing to technological innovation in the organization. In this way, the General Directorate of Taxes has recently established that the implementation of an ERP management system is considered a deductible expense in Corporate Tax as a Technological Innovation Activity. In this way, companies that bet or have bet on the implementation of these solutions can benefit from tax benefits.

Alvaro Partida, from Partida Logistics

"Thanks to this, customers can be aware of their internal innovation processes and get the most out of them. For example: The implementation of an ERP is considered a Technological Innovation activity and therefore is tax deductible".

GUMMY PILLAR
Associate Consultant at 3R Innovation Consulting 

What is the deduction?

Corporate income tax companies and individuals who carry on economic activities as a direct source of income tax may take a 12% deduction for technological innovation on expenses incurred on the project during the year, the purpose of which is to achieve technological advances in obtaining new products or production processes, or substantial improvements to existing ones.

Technological innovation expenditure is considered to be expenditure incurred by the taxable person in so far as it is directly related to such activities, is actually applied to the implementation of those activities and is specifically identified by project.

The Corporate Income Tax Law considers the following activities to be technological innovation:

  • The materialization of the results of the innovation in a plan, scheme or design.
  • Creation of a first non-commercial prototype.
  • Initial demonstration projects or pilot projects provided that they cannot be converted or used for industrial applications or commercial exploitation.
  • Technological diagnosis aimed at identifying, defining and guiding advanced technological solutions, whatever the result of these activities.

Therefore, it is not necessary to obtain a new "service" that does not exist in the market, but it is enough to obtain a service that has not yet been developed by the company.

Who can benefit from the deduction and how is it handled?

This is a retroactive deduction and any company that has made such an investment in the last 15 years of activity is entitled to claim this deduction.

If the company is interested in claiming the deduction, a technical-economic and tax report of the project carried out must be presented, with justification of the expenses both for invoices and for personnel. For this management, 3R Innovation Consulting and Bytemaster can collaborate through this technical-economic report and tax report on the projects identified. It can also defend the project with the competent bodies and carry out the relevant administrative procedures.

Javier Álvarez, from Bytemaster

"The collaboration with 3R Innovation Consulting gives us more tools to help our clients in their digital transformation, taking advantage of existing innovation grants. «

JAVIER ALVAREZ
Key Account Manager in Bytemaster 

Public aid for R&D, another source of incentives for the digital transformation

In addition to deductions from corporate tax, there are numerous sources of public funding: European, national or regional to help companies finance their innovation processes. This aid is generally subject to specific calls for proposals both in terms of subject matter and sector, in which the requested documentation must be presented. Bytemaster and 3R Innovation Consulting have also agreed to keep active the "Call for Proposals Radar" to which the logistics sector can apply and from which our clients' digital transformation projects can benefit.

Generally speaking, the aid radar is monitoring the following existing national calls, as well as those of a regional and European nature.

  • CDTI-PID
  • CDTI - Direct Innovation Line
  • Strategic Actions and Social Challenges
  • IDAE

A technology partner for your digital transformation

Thanks to this collaboration with 3R Innovation Consulting, Bytemaster can now help identify "hidden" innovation activities in its clients that can be defended as digital transformation projects. In the event that a company decides to undertake the management of these incentives, Bytemaster, together with 3R Innovation Consulting, can collaborate in their management. Companies can count on a technological partner to ensure maximum profitability from their investments in technological innovation, with all the tools to make it happen.

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