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FSPA & Loughborough University IPR, Innovation and Research and Development Day
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R&D Tax Relief: Are you getting the credit you deserve...?
Sports Technology Institute, Loughborough
9 September 2010
(i) Overview of R&D tax relief schemes
(ii) R&D within sporting industries
(iii)Misconceptions and concerns....
(iv)Practical advice to maximise the relief
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(i) Small or Medium Enterprise (SME) regime
(ii) Large Company Scheme
(iii) Qualifying expenditure
(iii) Research and development - definitions
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Pre 1 August 2008
< 250 Employees
and
or
Balance sheet totalling no more than €43m
Annual turnover notexceeding €50m
Post 1 August 2008
< 500 Employees
and
or
Balance sheet totalling no more than €86m
Annual turnover notexceeding €100m
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SME
• Corporation tax relief at 175% on expenditure.
• Equates to 15.75% saving on initial cost.
• Loss surrender for cash back at a rate of 24.5%.
Large Company
• Corporation tax relief at 130% on expenditure.
• Equates to 8.4% saving on initial cost.
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Reduced
taxable profit
OR
Surrender
loss
Revenue R&D expense £1,000,000
Uplift at 75% £750,000
Total deduction will result in:
Qualifying R&D £1,000,000
Uplift at 75% £750,000
Loss surrendered £1,750,000
Tax saved @ 21% of £367.5k Tax credit @ 14% £245k
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Revenue expenditure uplift 130%
No surrender credit
Effective tax saving (at 28%) of
8.4% on expenditure
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Companies which receive funding for R&D activities may not claim under the SME Scheme.
SMEs undertaking R&D on behalf of others may not claim under the SME scheme.
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• All companies:◦ Staff costs (wages, employer NIC, pension but no BIK)◦ Consumables◦ Power, fuel, water used in R&D◦ 65% of payments to agencies (externally provided workers)
• SME regime only:◦ 65% of payments for R&D contracted out to others
• Large company regime only:◦ Payments to qualifying bodies (e.g. universities) and
individuals◦ Customer funded research (but not where customer is SME)
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• Qualifying expenditure on Qualifying R&D
• 100% R&D allowances available
• Provides a permanent benefit for assets not qualifying for other allowances and may be claimed on buildings and facilities.
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R&D takes place when there is a PROJECT
That seeks to achieve an
ADVANCE IN SCIENCE OR
TECHNOLOGY
With activities that DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE
To the resolution of SCIENTIFIC OR
TECHNOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY
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Significantly enhanced systems in terms of scalability, speed, reliability, flexibility and security
Bringing together different tools and testing compatibility
Maintenance
R&D
Advance in science/technology
AND
Technologically uncertain
Routine/Repeat
All this qualifies
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Products, materials, services, processes...
In house and contracted projects
Improving, upgrading, integration...
Aborted projects / unsuccessful projects
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Worried by H M Revenue and Customs?
We don’t qualify?!
We don’t have the resources!
It will cost too much to claim!
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• Coalition Government want to ‘...refocus R&D’
• Restrict Large Company Scheme?
• Restrict industries?
• Restrict rates for some and increase for others?
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Consider R&D tax relief before commencement of project.
Include within budgeting and accounting processes (and financing!!)
Consider the costs which are incurred.
Obtain guidance (and comfort)
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Contact details:
Andrew Reid
Capitus Group
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 028 2564 7022
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