Am I eligible to make an R&D tax claim?
We’ve highlighted a few examples below, indicating some of the projects that would be considered for an R&D Tax Claim. If you're still not sure your company is eligible to make an R&D claim, don't hesitate to get in touch.
The app recovered:
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Server costs
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CRM costs
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Hosting costs
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Developers wages
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Consulting fee’s
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Scaling up of production processes. Often lab-based systems do not scale up to operational capacity without further technical achievements being obtained.
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Adaption to include new or alternative materials. This may be driven by legislation, environmental aims or operational efficiency.
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Integration of new technology with old systems.
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Time spent refining recipe formulation,
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Experimentation with equipment,
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Managing environmental factors such as temperature and humidity,
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The cost of consumables like the ingredients that are tested, heat, water and power,
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Applicable staffing costs, including plant labour for R&D trials
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Property developers researching eco-housing designs and materials
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Property developers researching affordable housing designs
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The conversion of properties from commercial to residential use
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Property developers working with listed buildings
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Property developers at the planning stage of ground-breaking or complex building designs
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Testing and re-testing computer systems designed to enable driverless cars
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Creating low waste coolants to use in refrigerated trucks
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Using big data to create software to scan for competitive flight prices
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Experimenting with different materials and patterns to create packaging which is fit for purpose and reduces waste