# Screening R&D - Topic: FAQ - Format: faq - Source: Lex4you by Securex What activities fall under ‘research’ and ‘development’? And when do they qualify for partial exemption from retention tax payments? Partial exemption from retention tax payments on research and development was extended in January 2020. As of then an ordinary SME could apply for exemption when setting up development... **Read the full article:** [https://www.securex.be/en/faq/wage-cost#screeningrd](https://www.securex.be/en/faq/wage-cost#screeningrd) ## Structured Data ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "author": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Securex", "url": "https://securex.be", "department": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Securex Expert Team" } }, "inLanguage": "en", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Screening R&D", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "What activities fall under ‘research’ and ‘development’? And when do they qualify for partial exemption from retention tax payments?\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Partial exemption from retention tax payments on research and development was extended in January 2020. As of then an ordinary SME could apply for exemption when setting up development..." } } ], "url": "https://www.securex.be/en/faq/wage-cost#screeningrd" } ``` --- *[Back to FAQ](faq.md?src=knowledge) · [All topics](knowledge.md?src=knowledge)* *Source: Lex4you via [Aztrix](https://aztrix.io?src=knowledge)*