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Ie KPMG Research Development Tax Credit Detailed
Ie KPMG Research Development Tax Credit Detailed
Ie KPMG Research Development Tax Credit Detailed
Common errors
Eligible
n activities have been
Implications of an
incorrect claim
To make sure
overlooked and your claim may be
undervalued.
n Under-claiming – You may not have
claimed the full cash value that you
you are making
Your
n entitlement to claim has not
are entitled to and are missing out
on a valuable refund. the most of
been established properly; this is a
complex tax technical area which n O ver-claiming and/or filing an your R&D tax
interacts with other tax legislation. unsupportable claim – If your
R&D
n activities have not been
claim is audited by Revenue, you
may be leaving yourself open to
credit claim and
properly identified and/or
documented in accordance with
repayment of the credit in addition
to interest, penalties and, in extreme are fully prepared
relevant tax legislation and Revenue
guidelines.
cases, publication on the list of tax
defaulters. for a Revenue
Insufficient
n supporting
documentation in place to justify
n Revenue is taking an increasingly
hard line with respect to issues
audit, contact
your claim. arising from R&D tax credit claims.
It is therefore very important that all our team for
a free health
Incorrect
n inclusion and/or treatment claims should be prepared strictly
of certain types of expenditure. in accordance with the legislation,
tax briefings, e-briefs, Revenue
The
n claim has been filed with
Revenue in an incorrect manner.
Guidance, practice and precedents. check
KPMG’s R&D Incentives Practice
We prepare R&D tax credit claims on either a
contemporaneous or retrospective basis, tailored to each Ireland’s largest, longest
client’s requirements. Our bespoke claim methodologies have established, and most experienced
been tried and tested under a significant number of Revenue R&D incentives practice.
audits; we also provide support during Revenue audits of Est. 2004
claims prepared without KPMG assistance.
Contact us
Ken Hardy Damien Flanagan
Partner, R&D Incentives Partner
Practice Leader
T: 01 700 4214
T: 01 410 1645 E: damien.flanagan@kpmg.ie
kpmg.ie/rd E: ken.hardy@kpmg.ie
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