The aim of the R&D loss tax credit is to allow start-up companies (with an R&D focus) to refund tax losses caused by qualifying R&D expenditure. The criteria which need to be met in order to qualify, include the following activities:
- The design and development of new products
- Changes to work-flows and processes
- The design and installation of new software and computer systems
- Development of products which have not yet gone into production
- Improvements to existing products