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UK HMRC Provides Guidance on Activities that Qualify as R&D for Tax Purposes

|Approved Changes|United Kingdom
United Kingdom

UK HMRC has published guidance dated 30 September 2025 on a tool taxpayers can use to check if a project includes activities that qualify as R&D for tax purposes.

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Check if a project includes activities that qualify as Research and Development for tax purposes

Use this tool to find out if your project involves Research and Development (R&D) for tax purposes.

Research and Development (R&D) tax reliefs support UK companies working on innovative projects in science and techn…

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