Key Steps for Applying for the Incentive and Preparing for the Certification Process

Free Webinar: Bonuses for Research Staff

Agenda

  • Research Staff Bonuses: Benefits and Compatibility with R&D&I Tax Deductions. 
  • Employment and Technical Requirements: Which Employees and Activities Are Eligible for the Incentive? 
  • Exclusive Focus on R&D&I: Eligible Activities, Ancillary Activities, and Exclusions. 
  • Documents to Submit: employment information, company reports and project reports, time sheets, and supporting documentation. 
  • Certification process and its relationship to the binding reasoned report. 
  • Audit preparation: document review, interviews, and information traceability. 
  • Questions and Concerns. 

Event details

  • Date: November 5, 2026 
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Spanish mainland time)
  • Location: online 
  • Organized by: ACERTA CERTIFICATION 
  • Speakers: 
    • Jorge Chiquero Blanco, Director of Investigative Staff Operations · R&D&I Division · ACERTA CERTIFICATION. 
    • Mario Alguacil, an accountant who works with ACERTA in the area of tax deductions. 

Description:

Tax credits for research personnel can help companies reduce the costs associated with their R&D&I activities. To take advantage of them, it is essential to know which professionals meet the requirements and how to properly document their work. 

What constitutes full-time dedication to R&D&I? What happens when a researcher performs other duties? How should hours be tracked, and what documentation should be kept? 

These issues affect various areas of the organization. Employment records, project reports, and activity logs must make it possible to link each researcher to the tasks performed during the period for which funding is sought. 

In this webinar, organized by ACERTA CERTIFICACIÓN, we will be joined by Jorge Chiquero Blanco and Mario Alguacil to provide a clear and practical overview of the labor and technical requirements, the necessary documentation, and the phases of the certification process. 

Throughout the session, we will explain how to document the time commitment of research staff, which activities are eligible, and which are excluded. We will also review how the audit is conducted, what information is verified during interviews, and how to prepare evidence of participation in R&D&I projects. 

The session is intended for managers in R&D&I, Human Resources, administration, and finance, as well as consulting firms and professionals who manage innovation incentives. 

If your company is considering applying for these tax credits or already uses them and would like to review how it prepares its documentation, we invite you to join us. 

Webinar on Researcher Incentives

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