Research and Development Tax Credit

Tax Relief for Research & Development Tax Credit

If a company spends money on research and development activities, these activities may qualify for the R&D Tax Credit. The credit is calculated at 25% of qualifying expenditure and is used to reduce a company’s Corporation Tax (CT).

Where a company has offset current and previous years’ CT liabilities, it may apply for a credit payable in instalments.

A company may qualify for the R&D Tax Credit if:

1. it is within the charge of CT in Ireland
2. it carries out qualifying R&D activities in Ireland or the European Economic Area (EEA)
3. the expenditure does not qualify for a tax deduction in another country.

What are qualifying R&D activities?

To qualify for the R&D Tax Credit, a company must carry out research and development activities that meet the following conditions. The research and development activity must:

1. involve systemic, investigative or experimental activities
2. be in the field of science or technology
3. involve one or more of these categories of R&D:
   1. basic research
   2. applied research
   3. experimental development
4. seek to make scientific or technological advancement
5. involve the resolution of scientific or technological uncertainty.

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