R&D Tax Credits Blog
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 [...]
January 2019
Have you used our FAQs and Blog to find out about R&D Tax Credits?
The R&D tax credit and RDEC systems are complicated, aren’t they? It’s one of the main reasons businesses lose out on this tax relief. Or, they just don’t know that R&D tax credits exist. We [...]
Why use DSM’s R&D Tax Credit calculator?
Have you been put off claiming your R&D tax credit because you’re not sure that it’ll be worth the time and effort? Try our R&D Tax Credit calculator to get a personalised estimate of how [...]
UK trialing amazing new breathalyser cancer test
Cancer Research UK and Owlstone Medical are going into the trail phase of researching this ground breaking cancer identification tool. They are working together to develop a breathalyser that can detect cancer by analysing the [...]
R&D in the Information and Communication sector helping train our emergency services
The most recently updated figures for the 2016-17 financial year show that the Information and Communication sector submitted the most R&D Tax Credit claims. Companies in this sector made 27% of the R&D Tax Credit [...]
December 2018
Would you get R&D Tax Credits for developing a crime fighting glitter bomb?
A bit of a sparkly story for the festive season at DSM this week. And, unfortunately, it is also pertinent to many people’s experience of having parcels stolen at this time of year. Whether it’s [...]
UK Police trialing facial recognition technology on Christmas shoppers
Christmas shoppers in London will be asked to participate in trials of the Met’s latest facial recognition technology. They will have a mobile unit with the surveillance software roaming around the West End, including Piccadilly [...]