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R&D Tax Relief

Our experienced team will work with you – from planning qualifying R&D expenditure through to making a claim.

It is important to understand that your R&D projects do not need to have been successful – in fact, failure is very much a part of the R&D process.

If your business attempts to resolve technical uncertainties and invests in creation and innovation, you will likely qualify to reclaim a portion of your development costs.

If you are uncertain whether your project is eligible for R&D tax relief, get in touch with us to find out more.

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HMRC have proposed a new criminal offence for making reckless, untrue statements or declarations about what's known as 'direct taxes' - Income Tax, National Insurance and the like. For Customs and Excise and VAT ('indirect taxes'), it is already possible to prosecute individuals who make untrue statements or submit incorrect documents either knowingly or recklessly, without the need to prove dishonesty. The penalties for such offences can be severe, including substantial fines and imprisonment. The direct tax regime does not currently contain an equivalent offence.
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