R&D Tax Relief in Engineering: Qualifying Activities & Sectors
The UK engineering sector is a vital part of the economy, contributing significantly to output, employment, and innovation. It encompasses fields like mechanical, civil, electrical, and manufacturing engineering, playing a key role in infrastructure, energy, advanced manufacturing, renewables, and technology integration. The sector supports around 8.5 million jobs in the broader engineering economy.
Engineering Sub-Sectors that can qualify
Aerospace Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Construction Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Green Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Engineering for hydrology
Engineering for Manufacturing
Material Engineering
Marine Technology Engineering
Motorsport Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Military Engineering
Petrochemical Engineering
Plant Engineering
Power Engineering
Process Engineering
Railway Engineering
Software Engineering
Structural Engineering
Surveying Engineering
Systems Engineering
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Discuss to understand which government incentives are applicable today, and could be applicable in future.
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Identify the relevant periods available for a claim and discuss the relevant projects in detail to understand where the technical uncertainty and subsequent advancements is.
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Create a compliant technical narrative justifying how the project(s) meet the eligible criteria and associate the relevant qualifying expenditure to the relevant project(s)
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Given our expertise in understanding the ever-evolving R&D legislation, we offer a enquiry defence service. Where we will comprehensively review the claim in dispute, the case HMRC have put forward and if viable, defend the claim in question.
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