Sam Aiken

If you’ve just finished your financial year and are planning to apply for R&D Tax Relief, there’s something you need to know.

Everything you need to know about the changes to the R&D Tax Relief scheme that will take place in 2023.

Head of R&D Tax Relief Sam Aiken shares the biggest revelations from this year’s R&D Tax Relief report, published by HMRC.

Companies will soon have to submit much more information about their development work to access R&D Tax Relief. Here’s what you need to know.

HMRC sent nudge letters to over 2,000 R&D Tax Relief claimants in January as the agency expands its clampdown on fraudulent submissions.

HMRC sent nudge letters to over 2,000 R&D Tax Relief claimants in January as the agency expands its clampdown on fraudulent submissions.

The key things you need to know about the upcoming changes to the SME R&D Tax Relief scheme.

The SME R&D Tax Credits and enhanced R&D intensive support schemes let you surrender your losses in exchange for a cash credit. But should you?

R&D Tax Relief is a generous scheme that gives you back up to 33% of your development costs as a reduction to your corporation tax

HMRC has specific rules on claiming R&D Tax Relief for subcontractors and subcontracted R&D. Here’s what you need to know.

The significant increase in the RDEC rate will make R&D Tax Relief much more lucrative for companies that win innovation grants. On 17 November, the

Here’s what the upcoming R&D expenditure credit (RDEC) increase means for your next R&D Tax Relief claim. On 17 November, the government announced it was

HMRC’s more thorough approach means companies cannot afford to take compliance for granted.  Since the start of the tax year, we have seen a marked

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has just announced significant changes to SME R&D Tax Relief and the Research and Development expenditure credit (RDEC). Here’s what you need

Rishi Sunak’s appointment as PM gives us much-needed clarity on the future of R&D Tax Relief. It’s official. Rishi Sunak is the new Prime Minister,

HMRC’s latest R&D Tax Credits report spotlights the impact of Covid-19 on UK companies’ investment in research and development. Analysing the 2020-2021 tax year, the

A growing number of businesses are receiving letters from HMRC’s Fraud Investigations Services Unit (FIS) stating that they have fraudulently claimed money from the R&D

GrantTree’s head of R&D Tax Credits, Sam Aiken, explains what the changes to R&D Tax Credits proposed in the autumn budget mean for UK businesses. 

R&D Tax Credits are made up of two schemes: SME R&D Tax Relief and RDEC. Here’s how to work out which one you should apply

HMRC has reported a jaw-dropping jump in the number of SME R&D Tax Credit claims. But what does this mean for innovation in the age