Advance Assurance R & D claims

Advance Assurance R & D claims

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Does anyone have any experience of applying for advance assurance for R & D claims and in particular, the topics the Revenue are looking to cover in a telephone interview?

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By SteveHa
28th Apr 2016 14:31

I have recently completed an advance assurance for a claim. The initial calls were centred around the expenses themselves, and whether the sums being considered were exclusively R&D (they are very strict in this regard, though fair and helpful).

The final call was the "Call to the professional person", though they called me. The questions weren't too technical, and I'd had an extensive discussion with the client prior to submitting the application, and so felt confident in answering HMRC's final questions.

We have received the assurance and the claim has been submitted now. A fairly painless process, though marred somewhat by the case being repeatedly passed to a different person (initially for a quite legitimate reason, but after that it seemed to be a pillar to post thing, though when I called the person I spoke to did take responsibility and saw through to conclusion).

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