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Research and Development Tax Reliefs

HM Revenue & Customs is reforming research and development tax reliefs to improve administration and support innovation investment across the UK, including enhanced support for Northern Ireland companies. The reforms include advance clearance procedures and administrative changes affecting creative industries and R&D-intensive businesses. Current status involves consultation on advance clearance processes and implementation of administrative improvements.


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2025

8 events
26 Nov 2025 | Policy paper HM Revenue & Customs Context · primary home: R&D Tax Relief Reform linked

Creative industries and Research and Development tax reliefs: administrative changes

This tax information and impact note is about 3 administrative changes to the Corporation Tax reliefs for Research and Development (R&D) and creative industries.

26 Nov 2025 | Consultation outcome HM Revenue & Customs Context · primary home: R&D Tax Relief Reform linked

Research and Development tax relief advance clearances — outcome published

We are seeking views on widening the use of advance clearances in the R&D tax reliefs to reduce error and fraud, provide certainty to businesses and improve the customer experience.

2024

6 events

2023

12 events
23 Nov 2023 | Policy paper HM Revenue & Customs Context · primary home: R&D Tax Relief Reform linked

Research & Development (R&D) tax relief reforms

These measures combine the current Research and Development Expenditure Credit (RDEC) and R&D SME scheme into a merged scheme, implement the enhanced support for R&D intensive SMEs and restrict the use of nominations and assignments for R&D tax credit payments.

2022

3 events

2021

2 events

2020

1 event

2019

2 events
25 May 2019 | Consultation (closed) HM Revenue & Customs HM Treasury linked

Preventing abuse of the R&D tax relief for SMEs — consultation closed

This is a consultation on the measure announced at Budget 2018. This consultation will focus on how the “cap” will be applied, to minimise any impact on genuine businesses.

28 Mar 2019 | Consultation (closed) HM Revenue & Customs HM Treasury linked

Preventing abuse of the R&D tax relief for SMEs — consultation opened

This is a consultation on the measure announced at Budget 2018. This consultation will focus on how the “cap” will be applied, to minimise any impact on genuine businesses.

2017

1 event

2016

3 events

2015

4 events

2014

1 event