Research and development (R&D): introducing the R&D Zone.
R&D Zone aims to provides you with practical know-how and support in putting together an R&D claim:
What is R&D?
When can I make an R&D claim?
How can I claim R&D?
What expenses qualify for R&D?
R&D templates.
R&D workings for small company credits, RDEC, large company and grant-aided companies.
Start here R&D Zone DIY or Assisted claim: Membership & Prices
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Buy now (£350+VAT): unlock the R&D Zone and start your claim. You can choose from DIY to tiered amounts of professional assistance. |
For R&D Zone Subscribers only: | |
Getting started |
DIY Advanced Assurance Check that your claim potentially meets the required criteria. Decide whether to apply for advanced assurance. |
Planning for your R&D company |
You need to review all your tax planning 'in the round' so as to maximise entitlement to the various reliefs, especially if you have interaction with SEIS and EIS. |
What can I claim? |
You need to know how state aid or grant assistance will affect your claim and how various tax reliefs interact with your claims |
How can I claim? |
You need to work out whether you meet the criteria for the SME or the RDEC. Our tools ask do I have qualifying R&D expenditure? If so can I claim under the SME scheme or the RDEC, or a combination of the two? |
Putting together a claim |
The key to a successful claim: have you a qualifying project? Be sure you have documentation and recording systems in place to allow you to create a report and claim all available expenses. |
Workings for different scenarios
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Different claims are made in different ways, we set out the common scenarios for you with step-by-step instructions. |