Companies who claim under the RDEC scheme historically received over 10% of their R&D spending refunded, for expenditure incurred on or after 1 April 2023, this will increase to just over 16%.
For accounting periods starting on or after 1 April 2024, the RDEC scheme will continue as a merged, single scheme for large businesses and SMEs. At that point, the notional tax rate applied to loss-making companies will be 19%.
You are classed as a large company for the purposes of R&D tax incentives if you employ more than 500 staff or you have a turnover of more than €100 million and more than €86 million in gross assets. The R&D tax credit rate for RDEC means that large companies historically got over 10% of their R&D spending refunded. For expenditure incurred from 1 April 2023 this will increase to 15%.
RDEC allows the benefit of R&D to be accounted for within the Profit and Loss (P&L) account, above profit before tax, rather than only through the tax account.
The RDEC also enhances the company’s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and, therefore ends up being more lucrative for larger companies. The scheme is now a straightforward subsidy against the level of R&D spend that your company incurs.
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With a tax credit rate of 20% from 1 April 2023, large companies, and some SMEs, could get 15% of their R&D spending refunded through the Research & Development Expenditure Credit (RDEC). You are classed as an RDEC qualifying company if you, and all connected companies, employ more than 500 staff. Even if you and all connected companies employ fewer staff, but you have a turnover of more than €100 million and more than €86 million in gross assets, you qualify for the RDEC scheme.
In addition, if you are an SME you might need to access the RDEC scheme if:
We will do the heavy lifting to put your claim together. The technical and financial reports explain how your R&D project:
