RDS - Why RDS?
At RDS we keep it simple and only offer R&D tax credit relief, making us the specialists in helping companies, like yours, navigate through the HMRC scheme. We have been in business since 2017 and have helped over 1000 clients successfully claim.
We know we are doing a great job for our clients as over 80% of our business is referred to us, and we still work with our very first client!
No upfront fees
We only bill when your claim is successful, and unlike many R&D firms we don't have minimum fees or hidden charges.
£55million+
Of tax relief unlocked for our clients in the form of cash refunds & corporation tax reduction.
£7.6bn
Claimed by UK businesses in the 21/22 financial year based on HMRC's latest figures.
With a desire to become the best in our field, our in-house team focus on understanding our clients businesses and current R&D projects, as well as their future planned R&D. This means that we can become an extension to our client’s businesses, regularly throwing around ideas, answering R&D questions & strategising – not just creating and quantifying an R&D claim at the end of year. We bring a huge range of business experience across multiple sectors.
Our professional team are passionate about helping businesses to access all the R&D tax benefits available and although we have a process we can apply to any business in any sector, we pride ourselves on our personal touch to every client.
R&D is all that we do, unlike many organisations who have a broad knowledge about lots of tax schemes and incentives, we solely focus on R&D and advise companies on how to successfully claim all R&D tax credits they are due.
We know how busy you are running your business, so we have a simple process that only requires a couple of hours of your time in total, and then we’ll do all the rest of the work ready for submission to HMRC for you. Let us do the leg work for you.
R&D specialists can provide ongoing support and advice, helping businesses plan and manage their R&D activities for future tax credit claims. Working with our team can also help internal teams learn more about the R&D tax credit process, potentially making future claims easier.
We don’t charge day rates or have hidden fees, we simply create your R&D claim and supply your accountant with the claim details ready for submission to HMRC.
Our team of specialists can help identify all qualifying costs, including less obvious ones that a business might overlook. RDS can ensure that the claim is optimized to maximize the tax relief, often leading to a higher claim amount than if the company were to do it alone.
Our team take great care to ensure that your claim is fully compliant with HMRC regulations, reducing the risk of audits, rejections, or penalties. In the event of an HMRC check, our team can provide support and documentation to defend the claim.
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As a business we have learnt over the years that the best way to add real value to our clients & partners is to become an extension to their business offering specific, detailed and transparent advice. Our personal approach to every client twinned with our desire to offer excellent customer service has meant that we have worked with many businesses year after year, and are now considered a part of their team and strategy.
Unlike many R&D companies, our end to end claim process is completed in-house, in the UK, by real people rather than via generic automated software. Every customer and partner is assigned a dedicated account manager (BDM) & Financial Analyst (FA), which means we are able to build a great ongoing relationship with over 1000 UK businesses.
This perfected approach means we can really drill down into R&D project details & ensure claim accuracy, and the result of this is a successful robust R&D claim that meets HMRC’s eligibility & is processed and ‘paid out’ in a timely manner.
Our process is excellent & proven…
We apply a straightforward, easily comprehensible process to all of our client claims. Our team will work hard to ensure that your claim meets the stringent requirements set by HMRC, from analysing and calculating the claim value to creating the research and development justification report.
You will have an initial telephone call or visit from one of our team to discuss whether your company meets the R&D claim requirements, before we progress the claim on a no win no fee basis.
A member of our specialist team will visit your business to gather relevant data and get a full understanding of your operation. The specialist advisor will scope your business in detail, identifying the extent of your qualifying activity and expenditure thus ensuring that we are able to maximise your claim.
The RDS team will produce a detailed R&D report, describing R&D activity within your business and justifying how this meets HMRC guidelines, along with a summary of qualifying R&D spend. We will then send the report to your accountant with instructions for submitting the claim to HMRC via the CT600 ‘Corporation Tax: Company Tax Return’ claim form.
It usually takes 28 days for HMRC to process the claim following submission of the CT600, after which you will receive your benefit.
In the case of an HMRC query, one of our specialists will respond immediately to ensure minimal delays in your claim.
Typically we don’t deal with claims which we haven’t created, as we don’t have the in depth knowledge of the claim & background to the reasoning around the submission, however, we are being approached by more companies now to try and assist with defending a claim to HMRC because their specialist advisor has walked away from them, or their accountant isn’t comfortable in responding to HMRC as required.
If your R&D advisor has disappeared or decided to no longer work on R&D claims then get in touch, and if we can help we will.
In the case of an HMRC query related to one of our client’s R&D claims, one of our specialists will respond immediately to ensure minimal delays in your claim. Unlike many providers, we don’t charge additional fees for claim defence, no hourly charges or day rates.
Whether you are new to R&D tax credits, or you have experience in claiming them in the past, over the last 18 months the UK scheme has changed multiple times & we know this has created uncertainty for many businesses.
Don’t feel lost or put off claiming because you previous provider has disappeared or stopped offering R&D claim services, we are proud to support so many UK businesses with their claims.
With three UK office locations we are always on hand for a call or to meet in person. Start your journey with RDS today.
