What are
R&D and Design certifications

R&D and Design certifications are attestations issued by entities registered with the MIMIT Register, which qualify research, technological innovation, design, and aesthetic design projects as activities eligible for tax credits on investments made or to be made.

  • Reduces the risk of tax recoveries and penalties
  • Provides interpretative certainty on eligible activities and expenses
  • Strengthens governance, bank ratings, and the company's reputation

Eligibility

Who can benefit
from R&D and Design certification

Companies with previous credits

We support companies that have already benefited from R&D, innovation, or design credits since 2015 and want to reduce the risk of future recoveries or recalculations, in the absence of any violations already identified.

Companies accruing new credits

We assist companies that are incurring eligible expenses today and want prior certification to correctly quantify the tax credit and immediately set up the necessary documentation.

Structured industrial groups

We work with multi-site corporations that manage complex R&D portfolios and use certification to standardize technical frameworks and eligibility criteria across multiple plants and years.

Innovative startups and SMEs

We assist technology and creative companies that want to transform product development, process innovation, and design activities into defensible tax credits that are more readable for banks and investors.

Companies in the risk area

We assist companies that have received requests for clarification or reports of anomalies and, in the absence of any violations already identified, wish to certify their projects before any formal disputes arise.

Advantages

Advantages

Why choose Investria
for your R&D and Design certification

Technical focus

We combine technical and fiscal expertise to correctly interpret regulations, implementing decrees, and MIMIT guidelines.

Industry experience

We work with manufacturing, digital, and creative companies that are accustomed to managing R&D credit portfolios over several years, with internal control and advanced reporting requirements.

Structured process

We offer a guided process, from project mapping to the final dossier, designed to withstand checks, due diligence, and requests for further information from MIMIT and the Revenue Agency.

We transform esearch, innovation, and design into recognized and defensible tax value.

Our method

We follow a technical and
regulatory process that ensures fast turnaround times and
complete documentation

We analyze projects, expenses, years involved, and credits already used to assess whether certification is feasible and can be activated within the legal limits.

We classify activities into research, experimental development, technological innovation, design, and aesthetic conception, applying the definitions of the implementing decrees and MIMIT guidelines.

We organize contracts, timesheets, technical reports, patents, and accounting documents, verifying alignment with the documentary requirements for tax credits and for any subsequent audits.

We support the company in preparing the certified technical report and compile the certification forms required by MIMIT, sharing the drafts with management.

We upload the certification to the MIMIT platform within the deadline (15 days from signing) and organize the technical file for any random checks.

We remain at the company's side in the event of additional requests from MIMIT or tax audits, updating technical dossiers and regulatory frameworks as necessary.