Software companies remain some of the UK’s most frequent claimants of R&D tax relief, representing over 40% of all R&D Tax Credit claims. From AI-powered applications to cloud-native platforms and complex SaaS solutions, innovation continues to drive...
The UK R&D tax relief landscape has changed significantly over the past two years. With increased HMRC compliance activity, mandatory additional information requirements, and greater scrutiny of claim methodologies, many companies are now asking a simple question:...
HMRC regularly highlights a set of recurring errors that companies make when submitting R&D Tax Credit claims. These mistakes often lead to claims being reduced, delayed, or challenged. Here is what HMRC states are the main errors made by companies: 1. Projects do...
Companies Are Still Unaware They Are Missing the Deadline In the past few weeks, we have unfortunately had to inform some companies that they are not eligible to file an R&D Tax Credit claim for their accounting period ending 30th April 2025. This was because they...
R&D Tax Credit programmes are vital tools used by governments to incentivise business innovation. About 34 of 38 OECD countries provide favourable tax treatments for R&D, recognising the role of innovation in trade, economic growth, and global competitiveness....
Over the past few years, there have been several significant changes to the R&D Tax Relief schemes regarding contractor fees. As a general rule, 65% of contractor fees paid to an arms-length (non-linked) company are an eligible R&D expenditure. For a linked...
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