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Tax relief and business finance
Most UK businesses don't overpay tax because they're careless. They overpay because nobody ever told them a relief existed, or the relief looked like it was meant for someone bigger.
The reliefs that get missed most
- R&D tax relief — often assumed to be for labs and software houses, when much of it is claimed on problem-solving in ordinary trades and manufacturing.
- Capital allowances — particularly on commercial property, where embedded plant and machinery frequently goes unclaimed for years.
- Land remediation relief — for the cost of cleaning up contaminated or derelict land.
- Patent Box — a reduced rate of corporation tax on profits linked to patented inventions.
How to think about eligibility
Eligibility depends on the facts of what your business actually did, not on your sector label. That's why generic online calculators are close to useless: they can't see the detail that decides the claim.
None of this is tax advice, and nothing here is a guarantee of a successful claim. Tax reliefs have conditions, and claims should be prepared properly with a specialist and your accountant.
The finance side of the stack
Reliefs are worth much less if your bookkeeping is a mess. Clean accounting records, sensible cost coding and consistent payment data are what make a claim defensible and a business forecastable.
I am a partner in a tax relief business, so treat this section as informed but commercially interested. Always take independent advice before making a claim.
Our partnership in this space
Reclaim Tax UK
Reclaim Tax UK is a specialist tax consultancy that looks at R&D tax relief, capital allowances, land remediation and Patent Box relief. The job is to establish whether there is a genuine claim, explain it plainly and do the work properly.
- R&D tax relief
- Capital allowances
- Land remediation relief
- Patent Box relief
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What happens next
A missed relief is worth checking properly.
I am a partner in Reclaim Tax UK. The team can examine the facts and tell you whether there is something worth pursuing.