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Emma Lewis

As a copywriter, Emma spends her days researching topics related to R&D, innovation and tax, writing interesting, informative and insightful content for Myriad Associates UK & Ireland and Tax Cloud UK & Ireland. In addition, Emma's copy supports marketing campaigns and various other marketing initiatives for the business. She enjoys breaking down the tough-to-grasp bits of R&D tax and innovation finance and making it easier to understand. Her writing aims to help companies in all sectors and of all shapes and sizes achieve the R&D tax incentives they need to grow. With a two-decade web content and copywriting career in both the public and private sectors, there aren’t many topics Emma hasn’t covered! From health to holidays, recruitment to rambling, accountancy to animal training, Emma’s written about it. When she’s not working, Emma loves travelling the world and dreams of one day owning a motorhome.

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R&D Tax Credits: UK companies are missing out on extra tax relief

Research and development (R&D) tax relief was introduced by the government in the year 2000 to encourage UK company investment into innovative projects. Serving as a lucrative tax incentive, the scheme is open to any UK company that’s registered for Corporation Tax, regardless of size or sector. However, there’s still a widely held and outdated assumption that R&D only happens in science labs or ‘techie companies’ which simply isn’t the case.