{"id":3579,"date":"2026-02-16T19:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.pss-tax.co.uk\/index.php\/services\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:33:37","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pss-tax.co.uk\/index.php\/services\/","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
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R&D Tax Relief<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Explained Clearly. Delivered Properly.<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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If your business is solving technical challenges, developing new products, or improving existing processes, you may be eligible for R&D tax relief.<\/p>\n

We help UK businesses assess, prepare, and submit fully compliant R&D claims – built on legislation, not assumptions.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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What Counts as R&D?<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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R&D tax relief is a UK government incentive designed to reward businesses that invest in innovation.<\/p>\n

But innovation doesn\u2019t just mean laboratories or groundbreaking inventions.<\/p>\n

For HMRC purposes, R&D occurs when a company attempts to resolve scientific or technological uncertainties, creating new products, processes, or services, or improving existing ones in a way that isn\u2019t easily achievable by a competent\n professional in the field.<\/p>\n

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Developing bespoke software<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Our Process<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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No shortcuts.\n
No inflated claims.\n
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This structured, collaborative approach ensures every claim is technically robust, compliant, and prepared to stand up to scrutiny.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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INITIAL CONSULTATION<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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We assess your business and projects to determine if R&D tax relief is applicable – no pressure, no cost.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Cost Analysis<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Our consultants explore technical details to identify qualifying activities based on legislation, not assumptions.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Project Review & Technical Interview<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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We forensically review your accounts; payroll and all projects spend to identify eligible qualifiable expenditure. We then work with you in understanding how to compliantly apportion these costs a part of the methodical and systematic\n claim process.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Through working with your competent professionals, our team of qualified and experienced consultants will write a detailed, HMRC compliant project report, which is then checked with you prior to approval and submission.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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We stay with you – supporting all submissions and defending any claims if HMRC has questions.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Claim Submission to HMRC<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Once the qualifiable expenditure and project report has been finalised, checked and approved by you, we can either provide a full submission pack for your accountant, or (as with the majority of our clients), we\u2019re able to submit\n your claim directly on your behalf.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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R&D Happens in More Places Than You Think<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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R&D tax relief isn\u2019t limited to laboratories or groundbreaking inventions.\n
Many UK businesses are solving technical challenges every day – and that work may qualify under HMRC\u2019s criteria.<\/p>\n

From improving internal systems to developing new processes or products, innovation often looks practical, not dramatic. What matters is whether your work involved resolving scientific or technological uncertainty.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Developing bespoke platforms, solving data integration issues, creating new tools or features.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Working around complex site challenges, designing new structural solutions, integrating modern HVAC or control systems.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Testing new irrigation systems, crop rotation techniques, sustainable packaging or machinery improvements.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Prototyping, ergonomic redesign, compliance adaptations.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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