
Specialist Spotlight: Emily Siddaway-Parmenter, MEng, Senior R&D Technical Consultant
Senior R&D Technical Consultant Emily Siddaway-Parmenter discusses her career to date and her work supporting other female engineers.
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Senior R&D Technical Consultant Emily Siddaway-Parmenter discusses her career to date and her work supporting other female engineers.

Dramatic drop in non-compliance shows HMRC’s compliance crackdown is working, though some of its tactics remain controversial.

Expert tips for using the IFS Portal for Innovate UK grants. Successfully navigate your application, project setup, and mid-project reporting.

The R&D claim deadline is two years after the end of the accounting period in which your R&D took place. Here’s what you need to know.

Inclusion of cloud and data costs in list of qualifying expenditures means extra capital for companies working on AI-related projects.

New joiners add considerable claim experience and technical acumen to GrantTree’s R&D Tax offering.

Pre-election promises bring welcome relief to business leaders worried about remaining compliant with further reforms.

Technical reports are about to become mandatory for all R&D Tax claimants. Here are my insider tips for making sure yours passes muster with HMRC’s inspectors.

Rishi Sunak’s unexpected announcement will also have consequences for companies hoping to apply for grant funding. Here’s how.

With Labour way ahead in the polls, GrantTree examines what a Kier Starmer administration would mean for the future of R&D Tax Relief.

GrantTree has been shortlisted for a prestigious Tolley’s Taxation Award in the Best Independent Tax Consultancy category.

R&D Technical Consultant Dr. Oliver Gould, PhD shares tips for claiming R&D Tax Relief in the natural sciences field.

GrantTree CEO Nicky Johnson summarises the key takeaways from the 2024 Spring Budget for UK innovators.

A new House of Commons report reveals the extent of HMRC’s compliance crackdown.

R&D Advance Funding helps ambitious pre-revenue businesses clear financial bottlenecks and bridge funding rounds to accelerate growth.

All companies must now list an individual responsible for their claim, with worrying implications for business leaders.

The main things you need to know about the Research and Development expenditure credit (RDEC).

A complete breakdown of everything you need to do once you’ve won a grant from Innovate UK.

We talk to Dr Emma Elvidge about her research in Antarctica and her role as an R&D Technical Consultant.

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.

GrantTree answers your pressing questions about the upcoming reforms to R&D Tax Relief, including the merger of the SME and RDEC schemes.

HMRC has provided details of new measures it is taking to tackle non-compliant R&D Tax claims and failure rates for new requirements.

Everything you need to know about one of the most significant changes in the history of R&D Tax Relief.

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.

HMRC’s revelation points to a troubling lack of understanding among applicants and substandard counsel from R&D Tax providers.

Sector-specific technical experts can help you maximise your R&D Tax Credits claim and steer you away from trouble with HMRC. Here’s how.

Helping your clients claim R&D Tax Relief? Partnering with a specialist like GrantTree could unlock a host of benefits for you and your customers.

In this Specialist Spotlight, we talk to life sciences specialist Razia Chowdry about her role at GrantTree and her cutting-edge research into synthetic cells.

The involvement of new tax units has dramatically increased HMRC’s capacity to launch enquiries into R&D Tax claims.