As an Meer informatie over WBSO subsidie you may be eligible for cost reduction regulations as part of the WBSO (Wet Bevordering Speur- en Ontwikkelingswerk, Salaries Tax and Social Insurance Contributions (Reduced Remittances) Act). This is the Dutch scheme to stimulate R&D. It allows you to claim a partial compensation for wage costs and other allocable expenses that are incurred for conducting qualifying R&D work. Find out if you are eligible for this subsidy by using our Quickscan. Then you can apply for it directly at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

WBSO is a tax scheme to stimulate technical innovation. It provides a discount on payroll taxes for companies that pay wage tax and self-employed people without staff. It can be used for developing technically new technological physical products, production processes or software. It can also be used for generating new theoretical or practical knowledge through explanatory research of a technical nature.

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To be able to apply for this subsidy, you need to meet a number of conditions. You must conduct R&D in your own company, for example a bv or nv, and the development project must be situated within the Netherlands. In addition, you must comply with the hours criterion. This means that you must spend at least 500 hours on R&D projects per calendar year.

In order to qualify for this subsidy, you must keep clear time records of your R&D activities. This is so that you can prove that you have complied with the requirements. This ensures that the government can carry out audits and checks without problems. Good time registration not only enables you to easily claim the R&D subsidy, but it also increases transparency and efficiency in your company.