Accounting

R&D Tax Credits · North London

R&D tax credit claims in Enfield, North London

R&D relief for software, engineering, manufacturing and science businesses in Enfield. We do not take a cut of your credit and we do not file claims we would not defend. The eligibility review is free, the full claim is £999, larger claims over £100,000 of qualifying spend are £1,999, and enquiry support on an existing claim is quoted after review.

from £999 · fixed, per claim

Next deadlines

  • R&D claim deadline: 2 years after the end of the accounting period (and the pre-notification window of 6 months after the period for first-time claimants)
  • Company tax return (CT600) due 12 months after your year end (a 31 December year end files by 31 December)
  • Corporation Tax payment, 9 months and 1 day after your year end (a 31 December year end pays by 1 October)
  • R&D claim deadline: 2 years after the end of the accounting period (and the pre-notification window of 6 months after the period for first-time claimants)

Who this is for

R&D Tax Credits for Enfield

Limited companies in Enfield, North London that have tried to achieve an advance in science or technology and faced genuine uncertainty doing it: software firms building something that did not exist, manufacturers developing new processes or materials, engineering businesses solving problems off the standard path, and food, biotech and clean-tech companies with development spend to recover.

What is included

Everything inside the fixed fee

  • Eligibility review against the statutory definition of R&D for tax purposes, with a written yes or no
  • Advance notification to HMRC within six months of the period end for first-time and lapsed claimants
  • Technical narrative for each project: the scientific or technological uncertainty, the advance sought and how it was resolved
  • Qualifying expenditure computed: staff costs, subcontractors, externally provided workers, software, consumables and data
  • The Additional Information Form completed and submitted before the CT600 is filed
  • Claim entered on the CT600 and the relief or payable credit tracked through to HMRC's payment

How it works

R&D Tax Credits from Enfield, North London, step by step

  1. Scope the job

    We find out what you need filed, when it is due and what state the records are in, and tell you which fixed-fee package applies.

  2. Agree the price

    The fee is confirmed in writing. There is no hourly billing and nothing added for questions during the work.

  3. Hand over the records

    Photographs, PDFs, software access or a spreadsheet, sent however suits you. We confirm what we have and what is missing within two working days.

  4. Approve, then we submit

    You review the draft with our explanation, sign off, and we file. Receipts, copies and the next deadlines come back to you immediately.

Why IGI

What you get in Enfield

The price for r&d tax credits is published on this page and is what a client in Enfield pays. We confirm it in writing first, and the invoice matches the quote.

Nothing for Enfield is left to the last week. Each deadline relevant to r&d tax credits is tracked from the day you join, with the next four shown on every page we send you.

Online only, UK based. There is no office in Enfield to pay for, which is why the fee is the same here as anywhere in England; the work is done by people in the UK who answer the same day.

You get one contact for r&d tax credits, not a queue. Enfield, North London clients message the same person throughout and get an answer in working hours, usually within a few hours.

The output for Enfield clients is never just a form. It is the form, a one-page summary of what it says, and a note of the decisions it points to for r&d tax credits.

Nothing is filed for Enfield until you have reviewed and approved it. You see the draft, you ask questions, you sign off, then we submit and send you the receipt.

Local facts

About Enfield, North London

Enfield, North London is in North London, in the EN2 postcode district, England. For businesses in England the tax rules are those set by the UK Parliament: the 20/40/45% income tax bands, Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed at 6% and 2%, Corporation Tax at 19% to 25%, and Stamp Duty Land Tax on property. Business rates are set locally by the council.

Nearby places we also serve for r&d tax credits
PlaceDistanceDirection
Enfield Town0.1 miE
Enfield Chase0.4 miW
Town0.5 miN
The Ridgeway0.6 miNW
Bush Hill0.8 miSW
Bush Hill Park0.9 miSE
Grange Park, Enfield0.9 miSW
Forty Hill1.0 miN

Worth knowing

Rules that come up in this work

Allowable expenses

Expense claims are where a return is won or lost in an enquiry. The test is wholly and exclusively for the trade; where a cost is mixed, the business proportion can be claimed if it can be identified. Capital items such as equipment and vans are relieved through capital allowances rather than as expenses, except under the cash basis where they are simply deducted when paid.

Record keeping

HMRC requires records of all income and expenses, bank statements, invoices and receipts to be kept for at least five years after the 31 January filing deadline of the tax year they relate to, and companies must keep records for six years from the end of the accounting period. Digital copies are acceptable. Under Making Tax Digital the records must be kept in compatible software.

The 60-day property CGT return

Selling UK residential property that was not your main home for the whole period of ownership triggers a separate Capital Gains Tax return, due within 60 days of completion along with payment of the tax. This is in addition to the annual Self Assessment. The gain is taxed at 18% or 24% depending on your income band, after the £3,000 annual exempt amount.

Crypto records and reporting

Most crypto holders have taxable events they do not recognise, because every swap is a disposal even when no pounds change hands. The computation requires the complete transaction history from every exchange and wallet, pooled by asset with HMRC's matching rules applied. Exchange-generated tax reports are frequently wrong because they cannot see transfers between a user's own wallets.

Closing a company

Voluntary strike-off is available only to solvent companies. One that owes money it cannot pay needs a creditors' voluntary liquidation through a licensed insolvency practitioner, and directors who dissolve an insolvent company face personal consequences. For a solvent company the process takes three to four months from filing the DS01, with notice to creditors and shareholders within seven days.

Switching accountants

Changing accountant is simpler than most people fear. You authorise the new firm, which writes to the old one for professional clearance and your records; the outgoing accountant must hand over your own documents and usually does within two weeks. The new firm registers as your agent with HMRC and picks up the next filing. There is no need to wait for a year end.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

The biggest change to Self Assessment in a generation is Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, now live for higher-earning sole traders and landlords and arriving for the rest in stages. Quarterly updates are due by 7 August, 7 November, 7 February and 7 May, built from digital records. The practical consequence is that spreadsheet-and-shoebox bookkeeping is ending for anyone above the threshold.

Questions

R&D Tax Credits questions from Enfield

Can I claim for subcontracted work?

Under the merged scheme the company that decides to undertake the R&D and bears the risk generally claims, even if it subcontracts the work. Subcontractor costs are included at 65%. Overseas subcontractor and worker costs are largely excluded unless the conditions cannot be met in the UK. We apply the rules to your contracts.

What if HMRC opens an enquiry into an existing claim?

We review the claim, the narrative and the cost basis, tell you how robust it is, and quote a fixed fee for handling the enquiry before any work starts. Where a claim was overstated by a previous adviser, the best outcome is often an agreed reduction, and we say so rather than fight a losing position at your expense.

What is the Additional Information Form?

Since August 2023 every R&D claim must be accompanied by a form submitted to HMRC before the CT600, giving project descriptions, cost breakdowns, the named senior officer responsible and any agent involved. Claims without it are removed from the return. We complete and submit it as part of the £999 fee.

What is the advance notification requirement?

Companies that have not claimed in the previous three accounting periods must notify HMRC of their intention to claim within six months of the end of the period. Miss it and the claim for that period is lost entirely. We check your position at the eligibility stage and file the notification as part of the service.

Why do you charge a fixed fee rather than a percentage?

Percentage fees reward inflating the claim, which is exactly what HMRC's campaign targets. A fixed fee means our only interest is a claim that is right. For most small company claims £999 is also considerably cheaper than the 15% to 30% of benefit that contingent advisers charge.

How long does a claim take to pay out?

HMRC aims to process 85% of claims within 40 days but the compliance campaign has lengthened this for many. Relief reducing a Corporation Tax bill takes effect when the return is processed; payable credits are paid to the company's bank account. We track the claim and chase HMRC if it stalls.

Is r&d tax credits in Enfield really the same price as elsewhere?

Yes. The fee published on this page is what a client in Enfield, North London pays and what a client in any other part of England pays. It is confirmed in writing before work starts and the invoice matches the quote. Where a higher package applies because your situation is more complex, we say so at the quote stage, never afterwards.

Do you have an office in Enfield?

No. IGI Accounting is an online-only firm. We serve Enfield, North London and every other UK postcode remotely, with records sent by WhatsApp or email and everything filed electronically. The absence of local premises is why the fee for r&d tax credits is the same in Enfield as anywhere else in the country, and why there is nothing to visit and nothing to print.

Fixed fees, filed on time, for Enfield

Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.

WhatsApp for a fixed quote