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David Ward and Andrew McMillan

David Ward and Andrew McMillan

17 November 2022

  • Innovation taxes
  • Budget
Autumn Statement 2022: Innovation Taxes

The Autumn Statement contained some unexpected announcements on the Innovation Taxes front, as well as an interesting consultation into the five audio-visual tax reliefs currently available.

Andrew McMillan

Andrew McMillan

Tax Partner & Head of Innovation Taxes

25 October 2022

  • Technology & Life Sciences
  • Innovation taxes
Building a profitable gaming business

With global video games and exports revenue totalling £215bn in 2021, five times the pre-pandemic global cinema revenue and projected to continue growing in the year ahead, there is an unprecedented opportunity for Scotland to compete in this global market. Here, Andrew McMillan, Director and Head of Innovation Tax, shares his top tips on how to grow a profitable gaming business.

Andrew McMillan

Andrew McMillan

Tax Partner & Head of Innovation Taxes

17 August 2022

  • Innovation taxes
Upcoming R&D Tax Relief reforms

Significant changes are on the horizon for the UK R&D Tax Relief regimes. These changes represent some of the most fundamental alterations made to the UK R&D Tax Reliefs since their inception in 2000. Andrew McMillan, Tax Director, explains further.

David Ward

David Ward

Tax Partner & Head of Specialist Taxes

23 March 2022

  • Innovation taxes
  • Budget
Spring Statement 2022: Innovation Taxes

The Chancellor’s spotlight continues to shine on the UK’s R&D tax relief system - and this is no surprise, as there is much that doesn’t add up. 

Gillian McColgan

Gillian McColgan

Tax Director

28 June 2021

  • Innovation taxes
The ‘new’ Patent Box regime – are you ready?

For accounting periods beginning on or after (or straddling) 1 July 2021, all companies making Patent Box claims must calculate and apply the R&D fraction first introduced in 2016.

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