Course Details

This course will remind delegates of the key aspects of the research and development tax relief schemes which apply presently. Rebecca Benneyworth covers the following areas during the session:

  • What research and development activities qualify for relief?
  • What categories of expenditure qualify for relief?
  • What is an SME for the purposes of the schemes?
  • How do the two schemes work in detail?
  • What are the key differences between SME relief and RDEC?

 

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Rebecca Benneyworth Training

Rebecca Benneyworth

Rebecca is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. She is a lecturer, writer and consultant on a variety of taxes, lecturing extensively throughout the UK, to accountants, business people and also to HMRC and the Treasury. She has her own accountancy practice based in Gloucestershire, with a variety of small business and personal tax clients.

During the last two years, this has become a 100% digital practice. She is Chair of the HMRC Digital Advisory Group, providing help and support to HMRC in understanding the challenges that Making Tax Digital presents to small businesses and their advisers.

She is also a member of the Admin Burdens Advisory Board, an independent advisory group to HMRC monitoring the burdens which the tax system imposes on businesses.