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R&D Tax Credits in Software Development

If you develop or improve new or existing software or apps, you could reclaim up to 33% of your eligible costs

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The Juicy Numbers

21 %
of all claims are in the ICT sector
98 %
of our claims paid first-time by HMRC
£ 53 k
average SME claim
£ 1.3 bn
claimed in the sector (in 2021)

Research & Development (R&D) [rɪˈsɜːʧ ænd dɪˈvɛləpmənt]

Activities that seek to achieve an advance in overall knowledge or capability in the field of science and technology. They should resolve scientific or technical uncertainty, and not be easily solved by a professional in the field…

R&D tax credits in the software and app development industry

If your business creates, improves or updates software or apps, you may be a candidate to benefit from the Government's R&D tax credits scheme. Under the scheme, your business could claim back up to 33% of eligible expenditure within weeks. Over 20% of R&D tax credit claims have been submitted by SMEs in the software development space.

By using Yuzu Group as your R&D tax credit claim specialist, you will achieve maximum benefit from the scheme and reward your risk and innovation.

Not all software development activities are reclaimable under the R&D tax credit scheme, so it is critical to know the eligible expenditure. This is where our specialist consultants come in. We'll do the legwork and uncover every penny of eligible expenditure across your team, including developers, engineers, testing, UAT specialists, and project management.

Did you know your R&D project does not need to be commercially successful to qualify for R&D tax relief?

Common eligible activity:

  • Saas
  • Cloud-based computing
  • AR / VR
  • Data processing
  • AI, machine and algorithmic learning
  • Internet security
  • Blockchain

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Who qualifies?

You must:

Be a registered Limited company in England and Wales
Have registered for and be liable to pay corporate tax
Have carried out qualifying activities in relation to Research and Development
Have spent money on these activities in the previous 3 years
  • Software development companies - these are typically businesses that have teams of software developers or engineers developing software for other businesses as clients
  • Businesses developing in-house software - businesses creating bespoke software developing internally
  • Software houses - these businesses create and rollout iterative software or updates, provide Software as a Service (SaaS) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems

Credit Estimator

You are likely to be eligible for R&D tax credits if the following applies to your business:

  • You pay corporation tax
  • You have spent time, money or expertise improving or creating a product, service or process for your industry
  • You have tackled technical challenges and used an element of trial and error
  • A solution to this problem did not exist before

Are you a limited company, eligible for Corporation Tax?

Sorry we can't give you an estimation, but please contact us for more information about how we can help.

How many staff does your business employ? If you employ more than 500 staff you are classed as a ‘large business’.
What is your annual turnover? If you turnover more than €100m annually, you are classed as a ‘large business’. It is in Euros because the European Commission implemented the threshold.
What is your state of profit/loss?
Select the year you are claiming for
Your R&D Expenditure Estimate your R&D costs by dragging the bar, or clicking 'Advanced' to enter your own figure.
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Advanced
Min
£5,000
Max
£2,000,000
R&D Spend:
Your Total Expenditure
Basic
Advanced
Min
£150,000
Max
£2,500,000
Total Spend:
Estimated Rebate:

Our tax relief calculator is indicative only and does not guarantee claims values nor the success of any claim submitted through Yuzu Group and its affiliated group of consultants. R&D tax relief claims are complex and bespoke to each business, and the veracity of each claim can only be assessed on an individual basis by our specialist consulting teams.

Many businesses in the software development sector are amazed at the costs they can reclaim, many of which they've done for months or years and assumed it was 'part of the job'…

Start your R&D Tax Credit journey within the software development sector

Ready to see the fruits of your labour? Begin your R&D tax credit journey with us now. Whether this is your first time or you've applied before, Yuzu Group has got you covered.

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About Yuzu Group

We're not your average tax consultancy. Your business deserves best-in-class support teams for your retail or wholesale R&D tax relief claim, and that's precisely what you get.

Using experience in the world's largest consulting firms, our specialist consultants are trained to identify every penny of available expenditure from your retail R&D projects and to create high-quality narratives to accompany your tax credit claim, whether we're revisiting your previous claim or starting a new one from scratch. We know what HMRC want to see in your claim, resulting in our 98% first-time payment rate.

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Yuzu Group Limited is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) under reg. no ZB562519

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