Support for R&D Tax Relief advisors

Nick Hume

I have found Richard Edwards to be an absolutely essential part of our R&D tax delivery. His technical knowledge is unsurpassed. He also has a good demeanour with the clients which has helped enormously in bridging misunderstandings often generated by R&D telesales.

Allan McGinness

As R&D tax is a very subjective subject having the experience of multiple players helps to clear some muddy waters in the claim process.

Being in The R&D Community gives an element of security and the knowledge that we are trying to do things properly and to the best of our ability.

Kevin Johnson

I contacted Richard through the R&D Claim Support service with the details of an enquiry that had been opened against an accountants client’s claim that had been prepared directly by the client. I was starting at HMRC letter two after the first letter response from the client had been rejected on all nine projects presented.

I provided a completed draft response and all the information and documentation about each project, to try and achieve a successful and technically accurate enquiry defence. Richard quickly got back to me with detailed technical feedback which helped me improve the strength of the claim. He identified specific areas of the claim projects that could be reinforced, or removed, and it gave me an additional level of confidence to share when advising the client and really helped in the defence of the enquiry.

It was my first experience using the claim support service, and I found the communication I received to be clear, concise, and promptly delivered even where there were complex technical points to explain. If the need should arise, I would definitely use the claim support services in the future.

The conclusion from HMRC was a closure notice without penalties and the claim was upheld