In short, yes. The best thing to do is to figure out how much R&D you are doing, you should then be able to assign a proportion of your light, heat, water and power that was used for your R&D and amend your claim accordingly. 

One of the biggest portions of claims for the Research and Development tax incentive is circled around staff costs. Whether that might be people directly involved within the R&D or others who might be indirectly involved.

No, you do not need to create a new product to qualify for R&D Tax Credits. For example, if you tweaked a system in a bespoke way which meant that your operation is now more efficient, this could be claimed for the R&D incentive. Anytime you have attempted an advancement in the Financial Services sector, whether this worked or not, could still have the potential to be a qualifying activity.

In 2020, there were 800 claims processed by HMRC for the Financial Services sector. On average you could receive £87,500 for your successful claim, which is one of the highest paying sectors for the incentive.

There has never been a better time to put your claim in for the R&D Tax Relief Incentive.

Where do we start? You can claim for:

• New adaptations to current applications
• New, bespoke software which benefits the Financial Services
• Innovating new bespoke ways to adapt to the cashless society we are entering
• A portion of your utilities bill
• Subcontractors (up to 65%)

Yes! You are able to claim for unsuccessful projects as this falls under the ‘uncertainty’ you faced during the Research and Development you undertook.

Examples of uncertainty for R&D are;

• Attempting to fix an issue with an application that does not meet the requirements however being unable to resolve the issue
• If an innovative idea didn’t work as planned but you have still incurred costs throughout the R&D