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 in this video we cover the R&D tax relief and its current status as HMRC ramps up formal enquiries and challenges.
Here we cover some practical issues in dealing with the new rules under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) that should have effect from 6 April 2023 (but that don't become law until July 2023...)
We are currently witnessing a sea-change in HMRC's approach to reviewing and processing R&D tax credit claims, with software development companies in particular being subject to HMRC enquiry.
With so much change happening in the field of R&D tax credits relief, we have put together a useful summary timeline of changes and new rules that are currently on the horizon
For many years, the default option for the majority of SMEs has been to claim the R&D tax credit rebate rather than wait for potentially higher relief - will the new 25% corporation tax rate make a difference?
The new Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, clearly sees the benefit of the SEIS relief to help kick-start the UK economy as he announces further improvements to come into effect from April 2023
A potential costly error for Founders of startups is to miss the technical point that SEIS shares must be issued before EIS shares
Overview of current government tax reliefs available for ambitious growing UK company including S-EIS, R&D tax credits, Patent Box, EMI share options
In this video we flag a potential issue for founders who are seeking funding under SEIS and may not be aware that the NIC Employment Allowance can impact on the max £150,000 amount that can be raised under SEIS
