HMRC R&D tax credits statistics 2022 – our commentary

HMRC has provided information on the number of companies claiming research and development (R&D) tax credits and the value of projected claims for the year 2020-21.

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Claims since the schemes began

Claims since the R&D schemes began, 2022

Projected R&D claims 2020-2021 compared to previous year

7% increase since last year
8% incrase since previous year
4% increase on previous year
Companies have a period of one year to submit returns after the end of the accounting period and another year to amend or withdraw a claim. The statistics published here for 2020-21 are provisional and have been uplifted to include estimates for claims not yet received. Revisions are expected in next year’s publication.

Claims in the tax year 2020-2021 projected

The Manufacturing, Professional, Scientific and Technical, and Information and Communication sectors continued to have the greatest volume of claims, making up a total of 62% of claims and 70% of the total amount claimed.
R&D claims are concentrated in companies with a registered office in London and the South East with 36% of all claims

The Manufacturing, Professional, Scientific and Technical, and Information and Communication sectors continued to have the greatest volume of claims, making up a total of 62% of claims and 70% of the total amount claimed.

R&D claims are concentrated in companies with a registered office in London and the South East with 36% of all claims and 50% of the total amount claimed.

To date £47.6bn in tax relief has been claimed through these schemes.

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Comments from our CEO, Luke Hamm

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