Course Catalogue

All-Access Courses

An Advisor's Essential Guide to the Merged R&D Scheme

Price:
Free

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Price:
Free

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Learning outcomes

Our free course will help you to:

  • Understand how the new Merged R&D Scheme works and when to claim under it
  • Work confidently with complex areas of the new scheme
  • Update your processes with the new rules and requirements for R&D tax relief claims and advisors

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims, submitting R&D claims, or discussing R&D claims with clients and prospects.

Making the most of HMRC's Additional Information Forms

Price:
£295+VAT

Level:
Advanced

CPD Credit:
2 points

Price:
£295+VAT

Level:
Advanced

CPD Credit:
2 points

Learning Outcomes

Our free course will help you to

  • Understand how the new Merged R&D Scheme works and when to claim under it
  • Update your processes with the new rules and requirements for R&D tau relief claims and advisor
  • Work confidently with complex areas of the new scheme

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims, or submitting R&D claims.

Explaining Eligibility - How to discuss R&D with clients

Price:
£295+VAT

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Price:
£295+VAT

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Learning outcomes

This course gives you everything you need to be able to explain the R&D scheme’s eligibility requirements to clients. You’ll have:

  • A sound understanding of the key information that HMRC expects to see within a claim
  • A simple, effective methodology for talking to clients about R&D and recording that information in a structured way
  • Downloadable resources that help you prepare your clients and produce clear and robust technical narratives to support a claim.

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims, submitting R&D claims, or discussing R&D claims with clients and prospects.

Qualifying Leads for R&D Tax Relief

Price:
£295+VAT

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Price:
£295+VAT

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Learning outcomes

In this course we cover:

  • The basic screening checks that you should ask every prospect,
  • Competent Professionals and the information you need to get from them,
  • Why grants and subcontracting arrangements can affect a claim’s risk level,
  • The 5 different R&D schemes and what companies can expect back from each,
  • Tips on how to reject clients diplomatically.

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims or discussing R&D claims with clients and prospects.

Members-only Courses

Subcontracting in the SME scheme: The rules & how they're applied in practice

Price:
Included in membership

Level:
Advanced

CPD Credit:
2

Price:
Included in membership

Level:
Advanced

CPD Credit:
2

Learning outcomes

In this course we cover:

  • The rules for an SME subcontracting all or part of its R&D
  • The rules for connected subcontractors
  • What makes companies connected
  • The problem of ‘double-dipping’, and HMRC’s approach to avoiding it
  • Contracts, activities vs services, and routine work
  • The rules for Large Companies

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims.

Qualifying Costs & Apportionments

Price:
Included in membership and certification

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Price:
Included in membership and certification

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Learning outcomes

The course covers each of the following subjects in detail:

  • Staffing and software costs
  • Externally Provided Workers and Subcontractors
  • Materials & Utilities
  • Clinical Trial Subjects
  • SME costs vs RDEC costs
  • Costs that can’t be claimed

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims, submitting R&D claims, or discussing R&D claims with clients and prospects.

Accountancy & R&D tax relief - the basics

Price:
Included in membership

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Price:
Included in membership

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Learning Outcomes

This course will:

  • Explain how corporation tax works and its impact on R&D tax relief claims
  • Detail the process that companies use to submit claims and what schemes are available to them
  • Explain key deadlines and timeframes during the claim preparation process, as well as some common errors to look out for.

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims, submitting R&D claims, or discussing R&D claims with clients and prospects.

A Guide to Eligibility in Software (Part 1 of 2)

Price:
Included in membership

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Price:
Included in membership

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Learning outcomes

After taking this course, you’ll be more able to distinguish between companies with eligible projects, and those which shouldn’t be claiming. This should give you more confidence when talking to software clients, and stronger, more defensible claims.

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims, submitting R&D claims, or discussing R&D claims with clients and prospects.

A Guide to Eligibility in Software (Part 2 of 2)

Price:
Included in membership

Level:
Advanced

CPD Credit:
2

Price:
Included in membership

Level:
Advanced

CPD Credit:
2

Learning outcomes

After taking this course, you’ll be equipped to recognise the 11 common scenarios that arise with software claims. This will help you to manage clients’ expectations and to work out whether a claim ‘belongs’ to the company commissioning the work, or to the specialist subcontractor charged with building the system.

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims.

A Guide to Eligibility in Construction

Price:
Included in membership

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Price:
Included in membership

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Learning outcomes

Our aim is to help you understand how the Construction industry is organised, and where to find R&D. By the end of the course, you will:

  • feel more comfortable talking to Construction clients,
  • know when to push back on those who shouldn’t be claiming.

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims, submitting R&D claims, or discussing R&D claims with clients and prospects.

How to Build Strong Ethics & Good Marketing Practice into your R&D Service

Price:
Included in membership and certification

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Price:
Included in membership and certification

Level:
Foundation

CPD Credit:
2

Learning outcomes

This course will:

  • Explain HMRC’s Standard for Agents & PCRT, and how those apply to you when preparing R&D claims
  • Provide practical tips on how to centre your R&D service on your ethics, and the business benefits that this brings
  • Discuss good and bad practice when talking the R&D scheme, your service, your customers, and your relationship with HMRC.

Recommended for

Anyone preparing R&D claims, submitting R&D claims, or discussing R&D claims with clients and prospects.