About Braithwaite
We have a broad range of experience with the R&D tax credit program.
Braithwaite provides R&D claim advisory services. We work in virtually every industrial sector. Braithwaite has more than 700 active clients ranging in size from large global companies to small local firms. Our large client base gives us a strong insight into the operation of the R&D program.
We take a professional approach to our engagements.
We listen to our clients. We are accessible on a timely basis. We keep our promises and meet our deadlines. We relate well to our clients, and their staff. Clients are kept informed of the work we do as it occurs, and the progress of our engagements. Our communications are free of jargon. We notify clients of changes in scope and we seek client approval for those changes. We explain what we have done and why. We initiate and anticipate. We offer quick turn around time where it is required. We deal with problems openly and react quickly.
We have forty experienced individuals on staff dedicated to serving our clients. Our consultants who have hair have grey hair.
We staff our R&D engagements with scientists and engineers who understand the ground rules and the types of activities that qualify for incentives. They have collectively worked on more than 10,000 claims representing more than 30,000 project write-ups. Our technical staff is supported by accountants, who have in depth understanding of the R&D program, and by tax specialists, who can effectively link these incentives into your overall tax strategy.
Engaging Braithwaite will enhance your claim, and will save costs related to staff time spent in claim preparation, costing, and audit related activities.
Preparing an R&D Tax Credit claim can be a very costly exercise. That cost can increase significantly where an organization has to defend a poorly prepared claim. The loss of potential benefits from missed opportunities such as projects passed over in the identification process, and projects underestimated in size further add to this cost. Braithwaite’s in depth knowledge of the R&D program and Inland Revenue’s assessing criteria, and our thorough approach to the process of making a claim, allows us to reduce your costs and maximize your return.
Meeting the taxman is not necessarily a losing battle if armed with expertise and understanding of the program. Our goal is to work with Inland Revenue on a cooperative non-confrontational basis.
Our clients engage us at all stages of the claim process. We help them set up cost and activity tracking systems to document R&D as it occurs. We train staff through seminars, or as part of a walk through the claim process, to recognize when they are doing R&D. We help them prepare technical and costing submissions. We advise on preparing for an Inland Revenue enquiry. We follow up with Inland Revenue on the status of claims, and track them through every stage of the process. Where called upon, we have acted as expert witnesses in court cases, and have acted as advisors to lawyers in preparing to appear before the courts.
