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A news and insights hub where you will find topics related to our UK innovation funding services, such as grant funding and tax relief. 

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November 22, 2023

What You Should Know About The R&D Tax Relief Enquiry Process

Genuine R&D tax relief claims are being caught in HMRC’s crackdown on fraud and error, and we find ourselves defending more enquiries than ever.
November 2, 2023

News: Ryan Proud to Be Headline Sponsor at the Innovation Awards 2023

On Friday 27 October, Ryan was honoured to be the headline sponsor at the prestigious Innovation Awards 2023 held in Birmingham.
November 1, 2023

Tax specialist Ryan drops Catax name

Ryan has confirmed that it is sunsetting the Catax brand and integrating the research and development tax specialist into the wider firm.
October 12, 2023

What Is HMRC’s Additional Information Form for R&D?

From 8 August 2023, HMRC made it mandatory for all businesses claiming Research and Development (R&D) tax relief to submit an additional information form. Nigel Holmes, […]
October 5, 2023

East of England Sees Second-Highest Increase in High-Reward Business Innovation

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – East of England businesses made 7% more claims for research and development (R&D) tax relief, a steeper increase than anywhere outside […]
October 5, 2023

North East Sees Biggest Fall in High-Reward R&D Spending

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – North East business spending on the most valuable forms of innovation has fallen more than any other region of the UK[1], […]
October 4, 2023

Scottish Businesses Increase High-Reward R&D Spending to Reach £1.9 Billion

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – Scottish business spending on the most valuable forms of innovation rose by 1.6%[1], according to analysis of new Government statistics by […]
October 3, 2023

West Midlands Records Growth in High-Reward R&D Spending to Reach £3.3 Billion

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – West Midlands business spending on the most valuable forms of innovation has risen by the third-highest amount out of all regions […]
October 2, 2023

Yorkshire and Humber Sees UK’s Biggest Growth in High-Reward R&D spend to Hit £1.9 Billion

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – Businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber are leading the charge on spending on the most valuable forms of innovation, with expenditure […]
September 29, 2023

East Midlands Sees Second-Biggest Fall in High-Reward R&D Spend

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – East Midlands business spending on the most valuable forms of innovation has fallen more than almost any other region of the […]
September 29, 2023

North West Sees Second-Largest Increase in High-Reward R&D Spending

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – North West business spending on the most valuable forms of innovation has risen by the second-highest amount out of all regions […]
September 20, 2023

What Is Structures and Buildings Allowance?

Carmen Morrison, Senior Consultant, Capital Allowances Tax Analysis, provides insight into a tax relief known as Structures and Buildings Allowance (“SBA”), a regime introduced by the […]
September 13, 2023

How to Apply for Grant Funding

Grant funding enables businesses to push forward with their ideas for innovation, allowing their concepts to come to life and facilitating the development of new products and services that they may not have been able to otherwise afford. UK grant funding is available from many funding bodies, across a variety of industry sectors, but the application process can be tricky and time-consuming.
September 6, 2023

Tax Talk: Who Is the Competent Professional?

As R&D tax relief consultants, we often mention the “The Competent Professional” concept, but who is this person? The actual term doesn’t appear that often in the definition of R&D taken from the guidelines. Here are two extracts where the term is used...
September 1, 2023

Tax Talk: Family Relationships and R&D

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offers two different types of R&D relief, the SME scheme (for small/medium-sized enterprises) and Research and Development Expenditure Credit (RDEC) for large companies.

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