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Spring Budget 2023: benefits for life sciences and biotech sectors
Research and development (R&D) tax reliefs for SMEs have been refined and will offer some much-needed support for life sciences and tech…
Research and development tax relief ‘single scheme’ consultation launched
R&D tax reliefs are very much in the news, due in large part to major changes being made to the schemes by Government. The past decade has seen upheaval in the way the R&D schemes work, including which costs are eligible, complexity around subcontractor costs, and the latest move – Jeremy Hunt’s 50% cut in…
Confluence Tax announces merger with US firm Frazier & Deeter
November 11, 2021 Cambridge, UK – Confluence Tax has today announced it is to merge with a US counterpart, Frazier & Deeter, headquartered out of Atlanta, Georgia. Confluence Tax founder Colin Hailey will continue to lead the firm from its office in Cambridge, while working closely with the existing UK office of Frazier…
R&D tax credits: consultation response 2021
The Chancellor of the ExchequerHM Treasury1 Horse Guards RoadLondonSW1A 2HQ June 2, 2021 By email: RDTaxReliefs@hmtreasury.gov.uk Dear Chancellor, R&D Tax Reliefs: consultation Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the above consultation. Our comments follow. Respondent’s backgroundConfluence Tax is an 11-year established tax advisory firm; the only such firm to provide advice to businesses…
Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI): Confluence Tax response 2021
The Chancellor of the ExchequerHM Treasury1 Horse Guards RoadLondon SW1A 2HQ May 24, 2021 Dear Chancellor, Enterprise Management Incentives: call for evidence Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the above call for evidence. Our comments follow. 1. – 5. Respondent’s detailsConfluence Tax is an 11-year established tax advisory firm; the only such firm…
R&D tax credits: PAYE cap implemented in 2021
But there is no need to panic as most companies, including those in biotech and tech, will be minimally affected by the changes. The PAYE cap legislation around SME R&D claims has been released by HMRC (November 12). Crucially, the exemption to the cap that we, together with the BIA, lobbied hard for, has been included. The key takeaway messages from today’s…
R&D cap’s off!
SOME GOOD news has arisen from the Brexit maelstrom and the biotech industry in the UK has been handed an early Christmas present. Given the forthcoming general election and closing of Parliament, there is no time this year for any proposed draft law on the PAYE cap on R&D tax credits to be released or…
Confluence Tax: registered tax agents in Ireland
PRESS RELEASE August 29, 2019 We are delighted to announce that Confluence Tax is now registered as a tax agent in the Republic of Ireland. Many UK-based companies that need to retain a foothold within the EU following Brexit – for regulatory reasons, for example – are establishing Irish subsidiaries. This is driving the need for tax advice and support…
2018 budget: a tax update for biotech and tech businesses
Invitation to the essential 2018 post-budget briefing and general tax update for biotech and tech companies a free event We’ll keep it brief as you’re all busy but we’ll distill the significant bits of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s budget and discuss how they relate to biotech and tech businesses. The Confluence Tax team will be…