APPG Evidence Session: R&D Tax Breaks
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurship and The Entrepreneurs Network invite you to a discussion on how the UK can better support innovative businesses through its R&D tax relief system.
Despite the UK’s ambition to be a global leader in innovation, many entrepreneurs report difficulties navigating the R&D tax relief system — from understanding eligibility criteria to managing compliance and responding to recent changes in administration and oversight.
The event will explore the experiences of entrepreneurs engaging with R&D tax breaks, examining how the current system operates in practice and the challenges businesses face when accessing support for innovation. It will highlight both the value of the scheme in enabling growth, and the areas where complexity and uncertainty may be limiting its effectiveness.
The conversation will be led by The Lord Marks of Hale CBE, Member of the APPG, and will cover:
How entrepreneurs understand and access R&D tax relief.
Common challenges in navigating eligibility, application processes and compliance.
The impact of recent changes to the system on startups and scaleups.
How to ensure the scheme supports genuine innovation while minimising misuse.
Policy ideas to improve clarity, accessibility and effectiveness of R&D tax incentives.
The agenda will be kicked off with opening remarks from Iain Butler, Head of Innovation Incentives at Buzzacott, and Adviser to The Entrepreneurs Network.
An anonymised writeup will be produced off the back of the meeting and circulated within the APPG, with wider policymakers, and with our network of thousands.
This is an opportunity for a small group of founders and policymakers to engage directly with these issues and discuss practical steps to strengthen the UK’s innovation ecosystem.
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