Taking our clients’ claims and those we’ve found in our research, we’ve created an extended list of examples of successful claims made to HMRC for Research and Development tax credits, categorised by area of industry. We’ll add to these as we file or learn of more cases. See our original article on R&D tax credits for SMEs here.
Food
- A ready meal company made a successful claim on their research into creating a sauce that didn’t develop a skin
- A pet food company made a more nutritious pet food
- Developing more environmentally friendly food packaging
- Creating new food marinades
Engineering
- An engineering firm developed a material to protect workers from harmful gases
- Tuning cars to improve performance
- Engineering precision gears
- New product used by security services
- Developing parts for racing cars and motorbikes
Manufacturing
- Creating a new light bulb
- Mechanising manufacturing processes
- Improving waste disposal processes
- Developing vehicle safety features
- Specialist safety product for children
- Improving an internal process
Construction
- Redesign of a construction product
- Developing energy saving technology
- Developing door safety feature
Software
- Developing own software
- Making changes to ‘off the shelf’ software
- Developing iPad and iPhone applications
- Developing expenditure mapping system
- Creating online booking software
(Software could be within any business, not just software companies!)
To make a claim or talk to someone who can help you decide whether your business is eligible, contact us at jb @ johnbarfoot.co.uk or call 028 796 31343.