More good reasons to use MSC R&D for your R&D Tax Credit claim.
When trying to decide which R&D Tax Credit advisor to use, it is always advisable to dig a little deeper into some of their claims as to how good they are.
R&D Tax Credits is a market in which it is easy to make claims that are hard to substantiate. Not surprisingly therefore, there are a lot of advisors out there making similar claims, so how do you differentiate between them?
At MSC R&D, our claim is that we are the leading software R&D Tax Credit claims specialist, and we have a number of reasons for saying this – here are 6 of them.
- Laser focus on R&D Tax Credits for tech firms
Whilst most advisors profess to ‘specialise’ in many different sectors, MSC’s team of 35 specialists only do R&D Tax Credits and grants for technology businesses. This gives us a much deeper understanding of our clients and how to apply R&D Tax Credits for maximum benefit.
- Commitment to total quality.
MSC R&D has a passionate commitment to quality and in April 2020 we were awarded the highest possible rating (5 stars) in our audit for EFQM (the European Foundation for Quality Management). We are a noted centre of excellence and our continuous improvement culture is reinforced by our ISO9001 Quality Management System certification.
- Robust data security.
MSC R&D is committed to the highest standards of information security and we are expected to achieve the ISO 27001 information security standard during 2020. ISO 27001 certification demonstrates that an organisation has identified the risks and put systems and controls in place to limit data breaches. This is crucial when handling sensitive client information relating to confidential R&D and company financial data.
- Deep technical expertise.
MSC R&D’s service is technically led. Whilst of course we have all the tax expertise you would expect, we also have a team of highly qualified technologists, including 5 PhDs in computer science, who have been extensively trained in the operation of the R&D regimes. Our additional expertise in R&D grant applications requires a deep understanding of the underlying technology issues, which greatly increases our credibility with HMRC.
- We have “the guy that wrote the rules”.
MSC R&D employs the services of 2 ex-HMRC tax inspectors as expert consultants, including Gavin Bate, the ex-HMRC lead on R&D Tax Credits and author of the R&D Tax Credit rules. Our second ex-HMRC inspector, Graham Steed, undertakes a QA review and certification of every R&D claim before we submit to HMRC which ensures the highest levels of compliance and keeps our query levels below 0.5% per year.
- You never fall through the cracks.
Our unique “blitz” methodology for processing R&D Tax Credits claims is vastly superior to any other practice we have encountered. Our blitz team approach (tax accountant plus computer scientist) gives you a fast-track completion and submission of your claim whilst keeping your time and effort to an absolute minimum.
If you are considering changing your advisor, then make sure you get the story behind the claims. Or save yourself a lot of unnecessary effort and call us on 0114 230 8401
