Am I eligible for the WBSO?
Am I eligible?
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Do you pay payroll tax in the Netherlands?
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What is the WBSO?
Tax benefit for innovation
The WBSO (Wet Bevordering Speur- en Ontwikkelingswerk) reduces your wage costs for R&D activities through a payroll tax credit.
Who qualifies?
All companies that pay tax in the Netherlands and perform technically new development work: from startups to multinationals.
How much benefit?
Starters receive up to 50% credit on the first €391,020 of R&D wage costs. Non-starters get 36%. Above that, 16% applies to everyone.