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It can take a very long time to resolve particularly with a difference of opinion...
HMRC can ask for a full retraction of the claim.
And then there’s the consequences for the success of any future claims.
9-12 months of protracted detailed questioning is normal.
HMRC Tax Inspectors can and do ask of any sort of documentation - e-mails, spreadsheets, invoices, contracts, and other written
correspondence – possibly including third parties.
And as for time limits – its two years, isn’t it? Wrong – try 20 years!
Click here to read more about HMRC checks and potential impacts.
HOW CAN JUMPSTART HELP YOUR BUSINESS?
It's as easy as 1-2-3.
1 - IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY HMRC
ENQUIRY DEFENCE
We take over the management of defending the claim to
HMRC.
We work with your technical and financial team to fully
resolve any questions that HMRC may have concerning your R&D tax relief claim.
If required, we will prepare written responses to HMRC to
address its queries.
If required, we will prepare additional technical narrative to
further support your claim.
If appropriate, we will amend supporting cost
documentation as a result of our investigation, and resubmit these to HMRC.
We will provide full guidance, support and preparation for
any calls that your company is required to make with HMRC and mediate these calls to ensure that your claim is presented in a robust manner.
We will provide full guidance, support and preparation for
any site visits HMRC may request during its enquiry and be on hand during these visits to provide additional advice and guidance.
If necessary, we will engage with your accountant to
prepare amended tax computations as a result of the enquiry.
Click here for more details on our Enquiry Defence service
2 - IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A CLAIM YOU'VE ALREADY MADE
CLAIM CHECK
Our experts review your previous (or current) claims and
produce a detailed report on risks and opportunities - with a view to mitigating those risks before they escalate into an HMRC enquiry.
Click here for more details on our Claim Check service
3 - OR JUST GET EXPERT HELP IN THE FIRST PLACE
WHY JUMPSTART?
We've been specialising in R&D tax relied claims for 10 years.
In that time we've complete over 3000 claims and reclaimed
over £100m for our clients.
We provide a truly bespoke service - 96% of customer rated
our service as excellent in 2017.
We are ISO 9001 certified, the Europe-wide industry
benchmark.
We have a strong relationship with HMRC - less than 0.7% of
our claims were challenged in 2017.
