{"id":34277,"date":"2023-04-10T10:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T10:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/?p=34277"},"modified":"2023-04-10T10:26:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T10:26:05","slug":"green-and-digital-transition-tax-incentives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/en\/green-and-digital-transition-tax-incentives\/","title":{"rendered":"Green and Digital Transition &#8211; Tax Incentives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-34280 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Green-and-Digital-Transition-Tax-Incentives-1.png\" alt=\"Green and Digital Transition - Tax Incentives\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Green-and-Digital-Transition-Tax-Incentives-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Green-and-Digital-Transition-Tax-Incentives-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Green-and-Digital-Transition-Tax-Incentives-1-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Green-and-Digital-Transition-Tax-Incentives-1-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Green-and-Digital-Transition-Tax-Incentives-1-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">The new tax legislation aims to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises and, at the same time promote the green and digital transition. For that purpose, an additional discount of 100% is granted \u200b\u200bon expenses related to the green economy, energy, and digitalization.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03c7\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1 \u0386\u03c1\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad91076451ea\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad91076451ea\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/en\/green-and-digital-transition-tax-incentives\/#Green_and_Digital_Transition\" >Green and Digital Transition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/en\/green-and-digital-transition-tax-incentives\/#Which_companies_can_benefit\" >Which companies can benefit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/en\/green-and-digital-transition-tax-incentives\/#Eligible_green_and_digital_expenditures\" >Eligible green and digital expenditures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/en\/green-and-digital-transition-tax-incentives\/#Conditions_for_granting_the_additional_discount\" >Conditions for granting the additional discount<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/en\/green-and-digital-transition-tax-incentives\/#How_can_QBC_help_you\" >How can QBC help you?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Green_and_Digital_Transition\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #d4663e; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">Green and Digital Transition<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Regarding the tax year 2023, expenses that promote the green economy, renewable energy, and digitization will be deducted from the gross income of small and medium-sized enterprises increased by 100%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">In this way, the dual objective of strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises through tax relief and at the same time promoting the direction set by the EU is achieved for its member states (Goals of Green Transition and Digital Transformation).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Specifically, this measure will apply for the tax years 2023, 2024 and 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;32837&#8243; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]Article to read:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/en\/debra-directive-eu-tax-incentives-for-equite-financing\/\"><span style=\"color: #005550;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"><b>DEBRA Directive EU &#8211; Tax Incentives for Equity Financing<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_companies_can_benefit\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #d4663e; font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Which companies can benefit<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">According to the legislation, beneficiaries of the additional discount on expenses related to the green economy, energy, and digitization are defined as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">legal persons and legal entities, as long as they fall into the category of small and medium-sized enterprises. The beneficiaries must either be active in sectors of the economy related to the green economy, energy and digitization, or be active in unrelated sectors but carry out projects or activities that contribute to the promotion of the green economy, energy, and digitalization.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Furthermore, the legislation defines as non-beneficiaries of the additional discount the small and medium-sized enterprises which are active in the following sectors:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Sector of primary agricultural production<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Sector of the processing and marketing of agricultural products<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Fisheries and aquaculture sector<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">In particular, if the enterprise carries out a mixed activity and is also active in the primary production of agricultural products, fishing, and aquaculture sectors, the enterprise must ensure by appropriate means, such as the separation of activities or the distinction of cost elements, that the activities in these sectors do not receive the aid of minor importance by virtue of this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;32837&#8243; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]Article to read:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/en\/shell-companies-in-the-eu-fighting-tax-evasion\/\"><span style=\"color: #005550;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"><b>Shell Companies in the EU &#8211; Fighting Tax Evasion<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eligible_green_and_digital_expenditures\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #d4663e; font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Eligible green and digital expenditures<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Green and digital expenses that fall into one of the following categories are eligible for the additional discount:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Protection and management of forest environment, sanitation and cleaning of soil, water, marine areas, air, and pollution control including research and preparation of relevant studies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Actions to improve energy efficiency, save energy (produced and consumed), green transition, and renewable energy sources, including research and the preparation of relevant studies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Research and experimental development in biotechnology and research in electricity technology.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;32837&#8243; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]Article to read:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.qbc.gr\/en\/tax-incentives-for-patent-development\/\"><span style=\"color: #005550;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"><b>Tax Incentives for Patent Development<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conditions_for_granting_the_additional_discount\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #d4663e; font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Conditions for granting the additional discount<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">A necessary condition for the recognition of expenses and the granting of aid is their registration in electronic documents, which are transmitted to the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) through the myData digital platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">If, for the realization of the costs herein, the relevant goods or services are procured from foreign companies, the KAD of the foreign company in accordance with the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, is registered in a separate field in the digital invoice, which has a special provision for this purpose.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">The beneficiary expressly declares that he is aware that the additional discount he is requesting to receive is subject to the De Minimis Regulation, through which:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">The maximum amount of aid that can be granted to the beneficiary (cumulatively with any other aid received up to the date of granting the aid, i.e., the following tax year from the one in which the expenses were incurred) cannot exceed the amount of 200,000 euros per beneficiary in a period of three financial years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">If the company carries out road freight transport on behalf of third parties, the maximum amount of aid cannot exceed the amount of 100,000 euros per beneficiary over three financial years and furthermore the aid cannot be used for the acquisition of road freight transport vehicles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_QBC_help_you\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #d4663e; font-size: 16pt;\">How can QBC help you?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Following the latest developments in tax legislation and having the necessary know-how, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #005550;\"><strong>QBC Tax Consultants<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"> are at your side to help you achieve\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; 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