Patent Box
Going hand in hand with R&D tax credits Patent Box is part of the Government’s range of incentives to encourage innovation and maintain the UK’s world-leading position in many sectors.
What is Patent Box?
The Patent Box is a Government scheme through HMRC that provides UK companies that hold qualifying IP rights or an exclusive IP license, and receive relevant IP income, the opportunity to benefit from a reduced rate of corporation tax on relevant profits.
From 1st April 2017 this rate is 10%.
Applied to company profits from eligible patents or other qualifying intellectual property rights such as :
- Patents granted by the intellectual property offices UK IPO and EPO;
- Patents granted by the national intellectual property office of 13 EEA countries;
- Medicinal & botanical IP rights (e.g. supplementary protection certificates);
- Exclusive licences for patented inventions developed, exploited and defended by the licensee;
- Patents acquired from another company, actively managed or developed by the acquiring company.
How are the profits calculated?
Profits will be calculated using revenue streams from global sales of:
- patented products;
- products incorporating
one or more patented
inventions;
- bespoke parts used in
the patented product(s); - licence fees, royalties or
proceeds from the sale
of the patent;
- Compensation/damages
resulting from patent infringements
How much could you be entitled to?
Use our calculator to get an estimate of your tax benefit through the Patent Box scheme.
What will Jumpstart do for you?
We will assist in compiling and assessing associated costs and tracked profits from relevant patent protected products, and advise on:
- The implications of existing R&D eligible expenditure on calculation of relevant IP income;
- Managing corporation tax benefits of the combination of both R&D tax relief and Patent Box schemes;
- On-going legislative changes & impact on current or future patent box claims;
- We will prepare the Patent Box report and associated calculation for inclusion in your tax return.
