(1) Preferential policies
1. After an enterprise is recognized as a high-tech enterprise, the enterprise income tax will be reduced from 25% of the normal tax rate to 15% from the year when the high-tech enterprise certificate is issued, and the preferential period is three years.
2. It is a necessary condition for applying for some government projects.
3. Some districts in Shanghai have subsidy fund policies ranging from 50,000 to 250,000 yuan.
(2) Application conditions
The identification of high-tech enterprises must meet the following conditions at the same time:
1. An enterprise must be registered for more than one year when applying for accreditation;
2. Through independent research and development, assignment, donation, merger and acquisition, the enterprise obtains the ownership of intellectual property rights that play a core supporting role in technology of its main products (services);
3. The technology that plays a core supporting role in the main products (services) of the enterprise belongs to the scope stipulated in the High-tech Fields Supported by the State;
4. The proportion of scientific and technological personnel engaged in R&D and related technological innovation activities in the enterprise to the total number of employees in the enterprise in that year is not less than 10%;
5. The proportion of the total research and development expenses of the enterprise in the past three fiscal years (if the actual operating period is less than three years, it is calculated according to the actual operating time, the same below) to the total sales revenue in the same period meets the following requirements:
(1) For enterprises with sales revenue less than 50 million yuan (inclusive) in the latest year, the proportion shall not be less than 5%;
(2) For enterprises with sales revenue of 50 million yuan to 200 million yuan (inclusive) in the latest year, the proportion shall not be less than 4%;
(3) For enterprises with sales revenue of more than 200 million yuan in the latest year, the proportion shall not be less than 3%.
Among them, the total research and development expenses incurred by enterprises in China account for no less than 60% of the total research and development expenses;
6. In the past year, the revenue of high-tech products (services) accounted for no less than 60% of the total revenue of enterprises in the same period;
7. The evaluation of enterprise innovation ability should meet the corresponding requirements;
8. No major safety, major quality accidents or serious environmental violations have occurred within one year before the enterprise applies for recognition.
(3) Declaration time
Please refer to the specific notice for the application batch and time. Generally, the application is completed from March to September each year.
(4) High-tech certification agency application process
1. Determine the cooperation intention and sign the cooperation agreement.
2. According to the agreement, our company will collect and sort out the accreditation materials and write the declaration form. At the same time, the enterprise must cooperate in providing relevant materials.
3. The application system fills in and submits materials online:
(1) After the high-tech materials are sorted out and finalized, our company will apply online;
(2) After the online declaration and certification, our company will integrate all materials, print and bind them into a book, and assist the enterprise in submitting them to the competent department.
4. For intellectual property rights and other conditions that do not meet the requirements, our company can provide a full range of intellectual property planning and declaration agency services.
Business consultation hotline:
Shanghai Kesheng Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd
Address: Block 18F, Feizhou International Building, No. 899 Lingling Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Contact: Cao Siyu 64262510-8048 Li Genhua 64262510-8153