Corporation Tax Relief for Innovative UK Companies
If your business invests in research, development, or technical problem-solving, Easy R&D can help you check eligibility and claim with confidence.
If your business invests in research, development, or technical problem-solving, Easy R&D can help you check eligibility and claim with confidence.
Corporation tax is one of the main taxes UK limited companies need to manage. But for many businesses, it is not just something to pay. It is also where valuable tax relief opportunities can be found.
R&D tax relief works through the corporation tax system. That means eligible companies can use qualifying research and development activity to improve their corporation tax position.
For profitable companies, this may reduce the amount of corporation tax owed. For some loss-making companies, it may lead to a payable credit from HMRC.
You do not always need to be paying corporation tax right now to benefit. But your company does need to be within the UK corporation tax system.
Corporation tax is paid by UK limited companies on taxable profits. These profits can come from trading, investments, and selling assets for more than they cost.
One of the most valuable ways to reduce your corporation tax bill is through R&D tax relief. It supports businesses that are trying to resolve scientific or technological uncertainty, whether that work happens in software, engineering, manufacturing, construction, food and drink, agriculture, energy, materials, or another sector.
The work does not need to change the world. It may qualify if competent professionals could not easily work out the solution at the start of the project.
Many businesses don't realise that qualifying R&D activity can reduce their corporation tax bill or even result in a cash payment from HMRC. Our guide explains how it works, who qualifies, and what costs can be included in a claim.
Our Easy R&D tax credit calculator will help give you an estimate of what it could be worth to your business
This simple tool gives a useful indication of the potential R&D Tax Relief for your business, but an online calculator cannot substitute expert advice, and a rigorous collaborative assessment of your company’s R&D investment. If you want to discuss your R&D Tax Relief options with an Easy R&D expert, we’re here to help.
If your team is solving technical problems or improving products, processes or software, we can help identify what may qualify.
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