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Optimize Your Company’s Real Estate Taxation with FI Group: IBI, IAE, capital gains, ICIO, and more—with a technical, legal, and tax-focused approach.

Property Taxes (IBI), Business Activity Taxes (IAE), Municipal Capital Gains Tax (IIVTNU), Property Value Verification (ITP/AJD), Fees, or the Tax on Construction, Installations, and Works (ICIO) are some real estate taxes every company must deal with.

These taxes are regulated based on data recorded by the administration, which is sometimes inaccurate. Therefore, proper valuation enables optimization of tax payments, generating savings in the current and future fiscal years.

At FI Group, we offer a comprehensive service with a threefold approach—technical, legal, and fiscal—to ensure that taxes truly reflect your company’s reality.

Why FI Group?

We are experts in optimizing local taxes and other levies linked to cadastral value.
With a department of over 60 professionals fully dedicated to optimizing local and real estate taxation for our clients, we bring more than 15 years of experience in the sector.

FI Group’s added value lies in:

• In-depth knowledge of the Administration, both technically and fiscally, allowing us to handle various procedures accurately and effectively.
• Minimal involvement required from the client.
• We generate a detailed report on the tax situation of each analyzed property, highlighting all detected errors and their impact on the tax amount.
• Our presence throughout Spain via offices and branches enables us to cover the entire national territory and maintain close contact with the Territorial Cadastral Offices.
• We manage all types of notifications from the Administration related to any property owned by the client.
• Performance-based compensation tied to the savings achieved.

European funding offers an excellent opportunity to finance R&D&I and investment projects. However, two key factors make it essential to have a strategic partner with specialized expertise:

• The complex network of European calls for proposals.
• The high level of international competition, with participation from organizations across all EU Member States.

With over 10,000 calls for proposals launched annually at regional, national, and European levels, finding the right fit for each project can be challenging.

At FI Group, we have specialized teams dedicated to the various public funding programs—European, national, and regional. Our experts cover all stages of the process, including innovation facilitators, engineers, economists, auditors, project managers, administrative staff, and specialists in communication, marketing, and intellectual property, among others.

What are public grants?

Public grants and subsidies are financing instruments that enable companies and organizations to drive forward R&D&I and investment projects. These tools offer multiple competitive advantages, such as shorter execution times, access to strategic collaborations with other entities, and increased market visibility as a sector benchmark.

The range of funding opportunities is broad and covers areas such as:

• R&D&I
• Investment
• Environment
• Energy efficiency
• Hiring
• New business setups
• Internationalization
• Entrepreneurship
• Social innovation
• Competitiveness

With more than 10,000 funding calls annually at the regional, national, and European levels, finding the right fit for your project within R&D&I or investment grants programs can be complex.

At FI Group, we not only have specialized teams for the various European, national, and regional funding programs, but we also have experts covering all phases and activities of the process: innovation facilitators, engineers, economists, auditors, project managers, documentation specialists, administrative staff, and professionals in communication, marketing, and intellectual property, among others.

At FI Group, we not only have specialized teams for the various international, national, and regional funding programs, but also expert profiles covering the different phases and activities of the process: innovation facilitators, engineers, economists, auditors, project managers, documentation specialists, administrative staff, and professionals in communication, marketing, and intellectual property, among others.

What are Public Grants?

Public grants or subsidies help finance R&D&I and investment projects. This funding tool offers numerous competitive advantages for beneficiary organizations—from reducing project execution times, to fostering collaboration with other entities to expand project scope, or gaining greater market visibility as a sector leader.

The range of funding opportunities is broad and includes areas such as:

• R&D&I
• Investment
• Environment
• Energy efficiency
• Hiring
• New business setups
• Internationalization
• Entrepreneurship
• Social innovation
• Competitiveness

Up to 50% savings on your company’s contributions with Social Security Bonuses for research personnel.

If you have research staff who dedicate between 85% and 100% of their working hours to developing R&D&I projects, you can save—directly and immediately—up to 40% on your company’s Social Security contributions.

What are the Tax Incentives for Research Personnel?

Royal Decree 475/2014 establishes that a company will receive a 40% bonus on its employer contributions to Social Security for common contingencies for those employees who dedicate between 85% and 100% of their activity to R&D&I (Research, Development, and Innovation).

Any company headquartered in Spain that employs staff dedicated to R&D&I activities may qualify, provided the following conditions are met:

• The employee works exclusively on technological innovation or R&D tasks, with up to 15% of their time allowed for complementary training or outreach activities.
• The employee belongs to contribution groups 1 to 4.
• The employment contract may be permanent, project-based, or even an internship.

How many research staff members are eligible?

There is no minimum or maximum number. However, if you have more than 10 researchers, you must obtain a Binding Motivated Report (Informe Motivado Vinculante) issued by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, within a maximum of 6 months after the end of the fiscal year.

Reduce up to 100% of your Corporate Income Tax

R&D&I Tax Deductions are designed to reward companies for their efforts in developing innovative activities. Therefore, deductions of up to:

• 100% of Corporate Income Tax are allowed.
• 59% for Research and Development (R&D) projects.
• 12% for Technological Innovation projects.

What are R&D&I Tax Deductions?

In short, R&D&I Tax Deductions represent a reduction in the amount payable for Corporate Income Tax.

The main goal of this incentive is to promote research, development, and technological innovation activities within companies by reducing their tax burden. This, in turn, boosts the competitiveness of the business ecosystem by rewarding those who lead in process and product innovation.

Can my company benefit from R&D&I Tax Deductions?

If you have developed a new process or product in the last five years, improved an existing one, or created an innovative new service, you may be eligible for R&D&I Tax Deductions—provided you can justify it appropriately.

If you haven’t applied for them previously, you can request deductions retroactively for up to four years, recovering investments made in prior years.

For example, the following activities may qualify for tax deductions:

• Significant improvements in production processes.
• Development of new products and enhancements to existing ones.
• Incorporation of existing technologies that represent a subjective innovation for your company.

This tax incentive is outlined in Law 27/2024, dated November 27, on Corporate Income Tax. It also includes the possibility of applying the deduction without a tax liability limit, and even requesting a refund or monetization of any surplus.

FI Group’s Cost Optimization service not only analyses and identifies savings opportunities but also ensures these savings are sustained over time. By reducing indirect costs, we help boost our clients’ competitiveness and enable them to achieve greater profitability in their businesses.

Thanks to our team of highly skilled specialists and a unique, proven methodology, we pursue continuous savings and cost efficiency. We also focus on developing efficient procurement departments, evaluating and approving reliable suppliers, driving the digital transformation of purchasing processes, and promoting sustainable procurement practices.

In today’s increasingly competitive business environment, cost optimization is crucial for maintaining profitability and competitiveness. Indirect costs—such as energy and resource consumption—can represent a significant portion of a company’s total expenses.

Why FI Group?

We are a strategic partner, offering an objective and transparent view of our clients’ situation. With our operational, proactive, and solution-oriented approach—combined with an agile methodology for project management and execution—we have supported our clients in optimizing their indirect costs.

At FI Group, we can help you achieve significant benefits, such as reducing total costs, improving productive efficiency, and increasing profitability. We also focus on enhancing the supply chain and developing effective negotiation levers with suppliers.

Our commitment is to deliver customized solutions tailored to each client’s specific needs, ensuring sustainable and long-lasting results. With FI Group, you’ll have a team of experts dedicated to optimizing every aspect of your business—from cost management to the implementation of innovative strategies.

Achieve up to a 60% reduction in the taxable base of Corporate Income Tax through the assignment or transfer (in some cases) of certain intangible assets generated from R&D&I projects—boosting innovation and business competitiveness.

When combined with a well-structured R&D&I strategy, these intangible assets can generate savings that represent an R&D&I return on investment (ROI) in the range of 90–95%.

What is the Patent Box?

The Patent Box, also known as IP-Box or Innovation Box in some countries, is an incentive regulated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It is applied in Spain and other countries such as Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, the U.S., France, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom—each with slightly different (but manageable) requirements, while maintaining a shared philosophy of promoting innovation and competitiveness through the creation, execution, and exploitation of intangible assets.

The Patent Box regime presents an opportunity for innovative companies to reduce their tax burden and improve profitability. This incentive focuses on industrial and intellectual property, offering significant tax savings—up to 60%, and even 70% in the Basque Country and Navarra.

FI Group’s expertise in the R&D&I investment framework enables the maximization of benefits, integrating traditional incentives such as grants, tax deductions, or Social Security bonuses with the Patent Box incentive.

Which intangible assets can benefit from this tax incentive?

The intangible assets eligible for tax benefits include: patents, utility models, supplementary protection certificates for pharmaceuticals and plant protection products, designs and models, and advanced software resulting from R&D&I activities.

The shift toward more responsible, efficient, and sustainable economic models is no longer optional—it is an urgent necessity. This transformation is taking shape through a delicate balance between the use of natural resources and the growing needs of our society. In this context, organizations have both the opportunity and the responsibility to lead a change that will define the future of their operations and their impact on the world.

At FI Group, we firmly believe in the power of strategy, innovation, and collaboration to build a more equitable and resilient economic model. We are here to support you throughout this journey, helping you turn today’s challenges into real opportunities for growth, differentiation, and social value.

As a global consulting firm, we are committed to being an active part of this evolution. We engage from the earliest stages of strategic reflection to the implementation of concrete solutions that enable progress toward a more sustainable model. Our experience allows us to identify key transformation levers, connect with essential ecosystems, and facilitate access to the resources needed to make change happen.

At FI Group, we don’t just help you adapt to the new paradigm—we empower you to lead it.