The Information and Communication Sector was second only to Manufacturing in numbers of R & D claims made, as revealed by HMRC’s latest R and D Tax Credit Statistics 2017 Evaluation Report. That’s 5,905 in total, 27.3% of all SME claims, and worth £385million. The average claim for SMEs in the Information and Communication sector [...]

Choosing the best working environment for your Research and Development ideas to flow is really important. When beginning a new research and development project, when launching a new product or service, you need a good working environment in order to allow uninterrupted thoughts and also brainstorming sessions with your partners and colleagues. What makes the [...]

The annual R and D Statistics Report 2017 was published by HMRC last month. Broadly speaking, it looks at how many R & D tax credits claims have been submitted and how much these claims cost the Exchequer. As ever, the devil is in the detail, with more interesting information such as the makeup of [...]