Innovation Reliefs

I have been waiting for this day for some time, not because I have a sad life with nothing else to do, but because of my interest in the legislative…

Sadly, here at Claritas, we do not have a golden ticket (albeit we think Willy Wonka would’ve had a great R&D claim for some of the innovative chocolate manufacturing techniques…

However, there are some adjustments made in relation to Research and Development (R&D) claims which people are likely to be less familiar but that can be very beneficial. There is…

I meet with a lot of businesses that are carrying out innovative activity when dealing with claims for research and development (“R&D”) tax relief and it surprises me how few…

The UK’s innovation strategy was set out in 2021 with 4 key pillars: Unleashing business – fueling businesses who want to innovate People – make the UK the go-to place…

The two concepts of Valentine’s Day and the Patent Box seem poles apart and incongruous yet they are, in truth, a match made in heaven. Valentine’s Day has always been…

At the Spring Budget 2021, HM Treasury launched its review of the two UK R&D tax relief schemes – the Research and Development Expenditure Credit (RDEC) and the small and medium enterprises…

This included a director claiming that the Patent Box had been abolished in 2016. Although this was an extreme example, it illustrated a trend for companies to be unaware of…

Although this isn’t quite the case, it’s impossible to sum up a single day working in R&D as most, if not all, claims are not completed in a day. I…