R&D Tax Credits
When Should an Accountant Refer Complex Innovation Tax Work to a Specialist?
How accountants know when to bring in an innovation tax specialist. Red flags, referral criteria, and what defence work requires expert help.
SEIS / EIS
SEIS / EIS
SEIS Advance Assurance Rejected: What to Do Next
HMRC rejected your SEIS advance assurance application. Specialist guidance on the reasons, your options, and whether the investment can still qualify.
R&D Tax Credits
Steve Livingston LLB FCA: Innovation Tax Specialist
Steve Livingston FCA — founder of IP Tax Solutions. 25 years' innovation tax expertise. Former KPMG and Crowe partner. Specialist in R&D tax credit defence, HMRC enquiry response, SEIS/EIS structuring, Patent Box, EMI schemes.
SEIS / EIS
SEIS compliance enquiry after advance assurance: a case study
What a multi-round SEIS compliance review teaches about evidence, share issue timing, continuing conditions and the limits of advance assurance.
SEIS / EIS
SEIS Refresher: Current Guides and Earlier Resource
Find current SEIS eligibility, advance assurance, forms and investor tax guides alongside the earlier embedded refresher resource.
SEIS / EIS
New SEIS limits: Royal Assent in July 2023
Historical note on the SEIS limits enacted in July 2023, effective from 6 April 2023, with links to current company and application guidance.
SEIS / EIS
UK startup investment: a historical look at the 2023 statistics
Historical commentary on EIS, SEIS and SITR investment trends, with current statistics and the closure of SITR clearly distinguished.
SEIS / EIS
SEIS in April 2023: the gap before Royal Assent
Historical guidance on the April to July 2023 SEIS legislative gap, with the resolved position and links to current application guidance.
SEIS / EIS
SEIS Mini-Budget proposals: what changed in 2023
A historical record of the September 2022 SEIS proposals, their subsequent enactment and where to find current SEIS guidance.
SEIS / EIS
SEIS before EIS: why share issues need different days
SEIS shares must precede relevant EIS investment by date, not just minutes. Learn the sequencing rule, cash requirements and records to check.
SEIS / EIS
Tax Incentives for Startups and SMEs (Webinar for World IP Day)
Overview of current government tax reliefs available for ambitious growing UK company including S-EIS, R&D tax credits, Patent Box, EMI share options
SEIS / EIS
Employment Allowance and SEIS: check the award date
How earlier Employment Allowance awards can affect SEIS headroom, why April 2025 matters and what to check before a new share issue.