R&D tax credits
RSS R&D tax credits"It's about removing barriers which hold business back"
News Despite tax credits to the tune of £3bn for R&D since 2000, science and technology research has not yielded sufficient numbers of products to market, said the... [21 Apr 2009]
What the Budget means for the tech industry
News More than 6,000 claims for the R&D tax credits were received between 2004 and 2005, amounting to nearly £600m of government funding for business... [22 Mar 2007]
Taxman to get software R&D tax break help
News Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown introduced the R&D tax credits in 2002, which allow businesses to deduct their tech R&D costs... [27 Sep 2006]
CIO Jury: Has Blair been good for IT?
News The verdict comes in the same week that Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown delivered his 10th Budget, in which he took away with one hand - by controversially scrapping the tax breaks for Home Computing schemes -... [23 Mar 2006]
Offshoring poses 'serious challenge to US leadership'
News He has called for an end to tax credits that give corporations breaks for moving jobs offshore. Federal investments and tax credits for research and development should... [19 Mar 2004]
Tax breaks for firms investing in R&D
News The UK government is rejigging the way it gives tax credits to companies who invest in research and development (R&D). By simplifying the definition of research and... [11 Dec 2003]
Tax rules could damage UK technology innovation
News The UK's IT industry is calling for an extension of the qualifying rules for tax credits on research and development (R&D) following a consultation document that has... [14 Jul 2003]
Mixed reception for new R&D tax credit
News The government's decision to redefine the rules governing research and development (R&D) tax credits has been welcomed by some in the high-tech sector, but others have... [10 Apr 2003]
Budget 2002: What it means for you
News On the proposals for businesses, Duncan-Smith said the Tories would scrutinise very carefully the proposals for small business tax and tax credits for... [17 Apr 2002]
R&D suffers for the sake of taxes and the City
News Crispin O'Brien, deputy chairman of the global electronics team at KPMG, said: "KPMG has been working with the Federation of Electronic Industry to lobby government to get tax credits on incremental... [21 Feb 2001]
R&D tax credit for SMEs
News They will also extend the tax credits to R&D conducted outside the UK. The Inland Revenue has announced that 4,500 small and medium-sized firms will be eligible for... [11 Nov 1999]
