R&D Tax Credits Blog
April 2019
Spotify creates 300 R&D jobs in the UK
Spotify is Swedish online music streaming company that has R&D hubs in Stockholm, Gothenburg, San Francisco, Boston and New York. And it’s starting a new R&D centre in its London offices, which will take the [...]
Five changes to self employed tax regulations you need to know
The Chancellor included a number of tax changes in his Budget that directly affect self employed taxpayers and they will be implemented as we enter the new tax year this April. How do they affect [...]
Why has McDonald’s bought an AI company?
McDonald’s have recently bought an Israeli start-up company called Dynamic Yield. The artificial intelligence (AI) technology that they’ve developed will help the fast food chain to give customers “a much more personalised experience.” It’s a [...]
March 2019
UK Game Industry: A Success Story to be proud of
This week is the Game Developers Conference which is being in held in San Francisco this year. “GDC brings together 28,000 attendees to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry with five days [...]
Women entrepreneurs’ success despite huge investment disparity
The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship was commissioned by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Jenrick MP. Alison Rose is Deputy CEO of NatWest and her findings uncover a shocking lack of investment [...]
Is your region claiming its share of R&D Tax Credits?
Government statistics show that the average SME R&D Tax Credit claim is £52,876. But there are some interesting discrepancies when you look at the distribution of claims submitted in 2016-17 tax year by region. SME [...]
February 2019
What qualifies for software development R&D tax relief?
You don’t have to be an actual software company or house to claim R&D tax relief for software development. Any type of business that develops software has the same entitlement. The same R&D tax relief [...]
New Guidance: R&D Tax Relief for Software Development
Software is now a ubiquitous feature of all industries. It’s almost easier to think of areas without a software component. Whether you are an IT department or company, HMRC’s new guidance for making software development [...]
How do the Chancellor’s plans to raise £2bn affect R&D Tax Credits?
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a series of new policies to tackle tax evasion and avoidance during the Autumn Budget. This is a renewed focus on making sure that all tax liabilities are paid, in full, [...]
Are you making good use of DSM’s free R&D Tax Credit Guides?
At DSM, we are R&D tax relief specialists. Our experience means that we understand the broader tax and financial context of your business. But we only work on R&D tax credit claims. This expertise puts [...]