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Intelligent desk occupancy solution
As the government starts to encourage people and businesses to return to their offices, many businesses are now looking to use more flexible working practices for their staff. One thing many businesses and employees have learnt during lockdown is that flexible working...
Intelligent cold storage temperature monitoring
Many businesses have refrigerated storage, be that fridges or freezers, which must be monitored under UK regulations to ensure that the contents remain at a safe temperature and do not spoil. Companies often rely on regular manual checks. This can be unreliable and...
The smart way to monitor Legionella compliance
Any building with a water system needs to be monitored to reduce the risk of waterborne pathogens such as Legionella and Pseudoma Aeruginosa. To do this, businesses need to regularly monitor water temperature and flow, which can require a lot of time and effort....
R&D Tax Credits
Should HMRC clawing back R&D tax credits stop you from claiming?
R&D tax credits are complex and reports that HMRC is trying to clawback incorrectly claimed funding doesn’t help. One accountancy firm has estimated that the clawback could be as high as £612 million. HMRC have described these claims as ‘tax under consideration’....
2017-18 R&D tax credit statistics
HMRC has today released the latest batch of figures for the R&D tax credit scheme. And although the figures do not give a complete picture of 2017-18 claims due to the nature of when businesses can claim these tax credits, all indications are that the number and...
Finding eligible R&D tax credit activity where others don’t
Over the years we’ve worked with lots of company’s who didn’t believe they could claim R&D tax relief through their own or their advisors' misunderstanding of the scheme. We thought we would share some examples to demonstrate some these misconceptions, hopefully...
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How does the Coronavirus business support impact R&D tax credits?
During these unprecedented times, many businesses are struggling to survive and are looking at ways to support themselves through this period. The government has announced various packages of support to help businesses and keep them afloat. But what impacts might...
The road to a greener business
There has been a lot of focus from the government on how businesses should be contributing to the net-zero carbon targets if the UK is to meet their goal by 2050. Businesses in the UK are responsible for 18% of the country’s carbon emissions but it’s not just that...
Managing bills and consumption for Property Managers
Managing utility suppliers isn’t always straight forward. It can be time-consuming, especially if you are a property manager who is responsible for the water and energy supplies to their properties and tenants. The process of checking bill accuracy and allocating...