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✦ Automated and secured R&D payroll tax recovery
Recover your R&D payroll tax exemptionwithout the complexity
Harper automates and strengthens your R&D payroll tax exemption file, from data collection to Belspo submission
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R&D file 2028
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General info
Project details
R&D activities
Project title
Scientific objective
Assigned R&D staff
Relevant period
Belspo compliant
Ready for audit
Audit report
4 criteria checked
Ready to submit →
Reviewed by an expert
Estimated annual recovery
€102,816
A+
Belspo ✓
Harper + human expertise
What is your situation today?
Whether you work with a consultant, manage the process internally or have not started yet, Harper is the strong card: human expertise and automation without compromise.
1
Working with a consultant
You pay a significant fee, but your R&D funding is not always actively steered and the added value can feel unclear.
Keep the expertise, improve the steering
1
2
Managed internally
A cumbersome Belspo interface, manual encoding, no timesheet integration and a higher risk if your file is reviewed.
Maximize recovery, secure the file
2
0
Not started yet
You may be eligible, but nothing is structured yet: no clear estimate, no process and no file ready.
Estimate the potential, start simply
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Start-ups
from 3 people
SMEs
10–25 FTE
All sectors
IT, biotech, engineering…
Why Harper?
Recovering R&D payroll tax should not force you to choose between expert advice and simple tooling. Harper brings both together.
Simpler
An intuitive interface that replaces the Belspo website and the paperwork around it.
Smarter
Smart automation combined with human expertise to build stronger files.
Safer
A complete history and a Belspo-ready audit against the four criteria, ready for review.
More profitable
Better-quality files designed to maximize the amount recovered.
Accessibility & autonomy
File quality & security
Indicative positioning
If you do not recover, neither do we.
Our compensation is a percentage of what you recover, so our incentives stay aligned with your result. A minimum package applies to very small organizations.
Precise pricing is shared after a 30-minute demo.
Concrete results at scale
Every year, Harper helps clients secure and maximize their R&D payroll tax exemption.
+€20M
savings implemented every year with the tax administration
+100
files validated each year
+15,000
researchers audited per year
+1,000
active users
+300
clients trust us
+40%
file quality and time saved
How it works
1
Collect
Documents, timesheets and diplomas are centralized and analyzed automatically.
2
Automate
Logan generates timesheets, while the Harper agent interviews your R&D teams.
3
Secure
Data checks, tailored rules and an automated exemption audit strengthen the file.
4
Recover
Finalized file, calculated amount and report ready for submission.
A complete platform
Harper covers every step, from collection to audit. Logan, its plug-in, automates what is still handled manually today
Simplified Belspo submission
Submit projects without going through the Belspo website. Every change is tracked.
All evidence centralized
Projects, interviews, staff, diplomas and technical documents are imported, analyzed and summarized.
Frictionless interviews
A dedicated consultant or Harper assistant interviews your R&D staff without long forms.
Technical documents analyzed
Automatic extraction of the essentials: quality, summary and identified projects.
Intelligent data diagnostics
Automatic detection of inconsistencies between sources, with manual correction when needed.
Custom rules by experts
The right R&D rate by project, team or period, configured by our specialists.
Automated exemption audit
Checks Belspo criteria and generates an audit report ready to submit.
What about timesheet entry?
That is Logan's job, below.
Harper plug-in included
Logan, your timesheets on autopilot
Logan connects to the digital tools you already use, captures activity throughout the day and generates accurate, complete timesheets without manual entry.
Connects to your tools without heavy installation
Collects activity automatically, day after day
Timesheets ready to feed into the Harper file
Logan
Week 14
Timesheets
Mon
7.5 h
Tue
8 h
Wed
6.5 h
Thu
in progress
Fri
upcoming
Continuous connection
No manual entry
Timesheet generated
37.5 h
100% automatic
✓
LOGAN CONNECTS TO YOUR TOOLS
Microsoft 365 Admin
Microsoft Graph
GitHub
Jira
Emails
Calendars
Project management
Code repositories
GitLab
Outlook
Google Workspace
Azure DevOps
Microsoft 365 Admin
Microsoft Graph
GitHub
Jira
Emails
Calendars
Project management
Code repositories
GitLab
Outlook
Google Workspace
Azure DevOps
Human expertise behind automation
Harper relies on a network of innovation funding experts, specialized firms in R&D tax, science and Belspo compliance, to secure and maximize every file.
Our network
Our core sectors — starting with IT and Pharma/Biotech
IT
Pharma / Biotech
Engineering
Software
Energy
350 years
combined expertise
28
experts in the network
No cure, no pay
support included in case of review
Estimate your recovery in 30 seconds
A first free estimate, with no commitment
Number of researchers / R&D staff
24
Average gross monthly salary (€)
4 500 €
Share of time spent on R&D
36%
Estimated annual recovery
93 176 €
Indicative estimate based on an 80% exemption of the payroll tax linked to the R&D share. The actual amount depends on Belspo eligibility.
What supported companies say
We recovered far more than internally, and the file was ready for review.”
R&D Director, software company · 45 FTE
No more manual Belspo entry: everything now starts from our timesheets.”
CFO, biotech spin-off · 18 FTE
More transparent, and cheaper than our former consultant.”
CEO, engineering firm · 12 FTE
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