Is the so-called R&D tax ‘specialist’ truly specialist? Or are R&D claims just one of the many services they offer, hoping to make money from a posse of revenue streams?
The UK’s technology sector is widely acknowledged as one of the fastest growing areas of the economy, with Prime Minister Theresa May describing it earlier this year as a “great British success story”.
Did you feel the earth move on 13 January? This was the day when what’s been described as one of the greatest shake-ups of personal finances came into force.
With just two months to go before the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), IT and digital teams are working hard behind the scenes to ensure that companies comply.
Harnessing research and development tax credits and investing in innovation could unlock significant opportunities for manufacturers, as specialists at Jumpstart point out.
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Establishing and defining qualifying R&D in the context of software development can be challenging. The perfect user experience –a holy grail for software developers – may not necessarily be an advance in science and technology (at least in terms of HMRC’s definition).
