Projected R&D claims 2022-2023 compared to the previous year
Companies have a period of one year to submit returns after the end of the accounting period and another year to amend or withdraw a claim. The statistics published here for 2022-23 are provisional and have been uplifted to include estimates for claims not yet received. Revisions are expected in next year’s publication.
Claims in the tax year 2022-2023 projected
The Information & Communication, Manufacturing, and Professional, Scientific & Technical sectors continued to have the greatest volume of claims, making up a total of 66% of claims and 70% of the total amount claimed.
R&D claims are concentrated in companies with a registered office in London and the South East with 38% of all claims and 50% of the total amount claimed.
To date £62.74bn in tax relief has been claimed through these schemes.
It is no surprise that this year we have seen a fall in the number of claimants, quite dramatically in when it comes to SME claims which are down by 28%.
It is fair to assume that this time next year, even without any further change to the schemes, the number of claimants will drop, and the overall cost will either stay static or decline.
With the 5,000 new tax compliance officers announced, HMRC will have a record level of resource to close the tax gap, to ensure that taxpayer money is spent well and to reduce fraud.