Research and development allowances (RDA)

If you’re an innovative business that’s investing in R&D, you can maximise your profits and minimise your taxes with research and development allowances (RDA).

How Much Can You Claim?

What are research and development allowances?

Research and development allowances (RDA) are a type of capital allowance that supports innovative businesses with a 100% first-year tax deduction against your annual profits for capital expenditure on R&D.
 
Like R&D Tax Relief, this allows you free up cash flow for reinvestment in growth and development for your business.

What qualifies as research and development for RDA?

For accounting purposes, R&D typically refers to a project or projects that have looked for an advance in science and technology as well as faced uncertainty during the work. You’ll need to demonstrate either how you’ve overcome the uncertainty or that you’ve at least tried to overcome the uncertainty. The solution must be complex (i.e., a professional in the field can’t easily work out your innovation).
 
For claiming RDA, the definition of research and development also includes the costs of oil and gas exploration and appraisal.

Who can claim research and development allowances?

Research and development allowances are only available for traders (and not for people carrying out professions or vocations). The trader’s work must also directly link to the R&D.
 
HMRC defines a trade as a commercial operation where the trader sells goods or services to customers.

Talk to an Expert arrow_outwardarrow_outward

What expenditure is eligible for research and development allowances?

Qualifying expenditure for RDA includes:
 
•   carrying out R&D
•   providing R&D facilities (e.g., a laboratory or other research sites)
•   providing assets that employees use for R&D (e.g., a car that staff use to travel between R&D facilities)

So if your company invests in research and development, whether it’s developing new/improving existing technologies, creating facilities for carrying out R&D, or providing assets to enable R&D, the amount spent on such capital assets can be written off in full against the company’s profits in the first year. The acquisition of patents/rights for the R&D does not count as qualifying expenditure.

How much can you claim?

The rate for research and development allowances is 100%! The allowance can only be claimed for the year that you incurred the spend.

Find out how much you can claim

    Next

      Back Next

      Results:

      Capital allowances calculator

      Estimate of allowances :

      Estimate of tax savings :

      Additional tax relief may also be available through the structures and buildings allowances.

        Confirm Estimate Back

        Results:

        Thank you for your time

        Someone from our team will contact you

        Make another calculation Back

        How can Leyton help?

        Do you have any historic, recent or planned building or industrial and engineering plant related capital spend for your business, which may fall under any of the following categories?

        ·         Refurbishment works
        ·         New construction works
        ·         Fit out works
        ·         Acquisition of buildings

        We can provide a whole development lifecycle advice, aimed at identifying valuable capital expenditure tax relief from the planning stage, to construction, occupation and subsequent sale or acquisition.

        Talk to an Expert arrow_outwardarrow_outward