Steve Livingston LLB FCA is the Founder of IP Tax Solutions. Having trained at Big 4 firm, KPMG, and progressed to Senior Manager, he was appointed as a Partner at a mid-tier global firm.
Here's a catch-up on some apps and software that we use in our modern tax & accountancy firm and that could (or should) be used in a savvy growth focused business
So you have made an investment into an SEIS company but you don't want to claim (all of) the income tax relief in the latest tax year - how do you carry it back?
A Uni spin-out purchased software to develop it to license out to customers. It intended to raise SEIS funding but its advance assurance application was rejected by HMRC under the excluded activities test.
The 31 January filing and payment deadline for personal tax self assessment returns had not changed despite the COVID-19 pandemic - let's have a grumble...[Update: HMRC introduced a relaxation to the 28 Feb 2021 for filing of returns, shortly after this post went live]
Recognising the success that we have achieved for our amazing clients in helping them secure funding via the R&D tax credit incentive
A new PAYE cap will be introduced in 2021 to limit payable SME R&D tax credits to £20,000 plus 300% of the company's total PAYE & NIC liability for the period
Every year, HM Revenue & Customs releases statistics that it maintains on the overall make-up of R&D tax credit claims by number and size of claims, regions and industries. Here we analyse the figures for 2018-19
On 10 September 2020, HMRC issued their view on how the R&D tax credit relief will be applied to furloughed employees under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)
Software development companies can benefit from the UK Government's R&D tax credit relief incentive but it is often unclear exactly what software activities qualify for R&D tax relief - we explain here
