- KEY POINTS
- Tiny proportion of companies claim R&D relief.
- Pre-trading qualifying costs can be deductible.
- Consider the development aspects and government grants.
- Regular claims over the years are cost-effective.
On 29 October 2010 HMRC published the most recent statistics for company claims for research and development (R&D) tax relief and the related vaccines relief. These statistics were published in terms of both the number of claims and the size of the claims.
While the number of claims continues to rise from 2000/01 to 2008/09 (being the most recent data) barring a small fall in 2005/06 the small total of claims continues to astound me.
The Number of claims table shows the total number of claimant companies including the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) scheme the large companies scheme...
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