Find the right Italian incentive for your investment.
Explore Italian incentives for machinery, software, innovation and energy. Understand eligibility, deadlines and next steps before committing to an investment.
What are you investing in?
Start with your planned expenditure. A deduction reduces taxable income; a tax credit offsets taxes; a grant covers part of the cost. Each guide explains the mechanism, requirements and application status. These measures do not all have an open application window.
How we support your applicationItaly’s 2026 hyper-depreciation: machinery, software and energy investment
Qualifying connected equipment or renewable self-consumption assets can generate additional deductions from Italian business income. The 180% uplift is a tax calculation, not a purchase grant.
Nuova Sabatini: finance new machinery and software for an Italian SME
A qualifying bank loan or finance lease for new production assets can receive a MIMIT contribution. Eligibility depends on the company, the equipment and the sequence of application and purchase.
Italian Patent Box: reduce tax on software, patents and protected design
Connect qualifying development expenditure to your intellectual property and assess the additional deduction available under Italy’s Patent Box.
ZES Unica: a tax credit for your production investment in Italy
Check the production site, project scope and filing position before building Italy’s ZES Unica tax credit into your investment budget.
Connected farm equipment: understand Italy’s 40% tax credit
Planning new farming equipment or software in Italy? Separate the statutory 40% credit from asset eligibility, application procedures and actual funding.
Upgrading business heating in Italy? Assess Conto Termico 3.0
Heat pumps, building improvements and energy controls: understand when Italy’s GSE contribution fits your project and how the amount is calculated.