R&D Tax Credit Reviews for New Zest Clients Increase Previous Claims by 110%
Find out how Zests’ tax credit review process improves results for our new clients, increasing their claims by 110% of their previous value.
Our R&D tax credit review process ensures our clients have claimed for all of the R&D they've conducted. We always conduct a full R&D tax credit review for new clients. In fact, when onboarding new clients who have previously claimed R&D tax credits, we've increased their claims by 110% on average.
What is a Tax Credit Review?
The reviews take place in the form of a structured workshop. The work starts before the review, by ensuring the right attendees are available. The review workshop start with an analysis of all the projects a client has undertaken in previous accounting periods. The purpose of this analysis is to spot any projects where R&D may have taken place. Where R&D has taken place, the eligible costs are discussed in detail to determine what can be claimed. Generally - the review will take between 1 and 3 hours - but the results are worth it.
After the review, Zest will produce a summary of any projects and costs that can be claimed. Once any additional information required is provided, Zest can then finalise a claim document ready to be submitted to HMRC.
For more about our tax credit claims process read on here.
Updating an R&D Claim
Many don't realise that previous R&D claims can be amended. Any claim previously submitted can be amended up to 2 years after the end of the accounting period. That means, if you don't believe you got the best results with your R&D claim - you can re-analyse - and re-submit to get the correct results. This is something we often do for our clients.
Tax Credit Review Case Study: Engineering Clients' Claim Improved by 200%
After we met with this marine engineering company from South Wales, it quickly became clear that their previous R&D claim didn't cover all of their work. We worked with the client on a full tax credit review and the results were significant. We increased the clients return by 200%, giving them an additional £36,000 cash repayment, on top of the £18,000 they had previously received.
How to Get the Best Results To Start With?
Getting the best results with R&D Tax Credits takes time, a good working knowledge of the legislation, and an eye for detail. In the example above, the previous advisors weren't in a position to dedicate the time to fully review the R&D conducted by the client.
So what should you look for in an R&D tax credit advisor, to get the best results? Keep an eye on this space, as I've got another post coming on just this.
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If you're reading this and thinking you could be missing out, be sure to get in touch. Even if we're not able to make a claim for you, you won't be charged anything.
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