Claims for R&D tax relief come within the self-assessment tax framework. This means that a company needs to make a claim and HMRC can and does open formal enquiries into claims in the same way that it can enquire into any entry on a tax return.
HMRC is committed to ensuring that only those businesses that undertake genuine R&D activities (within the strict definitions of the UK tax legislation) obtain R&D tax relief and has always opened enquiries into company tax returns to question R&D claims. The volume of enquiries is increasing with the recruitment and redeployment of more than 100 inspectors to focus on compliance checks for R&D claims.
HMRC sets out its approach...
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Claims for R&D tax relief come within the self-assessment tax framework. This means that a company needs to make a claim and HMRC can and does open formal enquiries into claims in the same way that it can enquire into any entry on a tax return.
HMRC is committed to ensuring that only those businesses that undertake genuine R&D activities (within the strict definitions of the UK tax legislation) obtain R&D tax relief and has always opened enquiries into company tax returns to question R&D claims. The volume of enquiries is increasing with the recruitment and redeployment of more than 100 inspectors to focus on compliance checks for R&D claims.
HMRC sets out its approach...
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