tax & Business rate assistance

various forms of support with tax and business rates are available.

• Tax relief for small businesses and tax credits for larger corporations undertaking Research & Development - R&D Relief is a Corporation Tax relief that may reduce your company or organisation’s tax bill. Your company or organisation can only claim R&D Relief if it’s liable for Corporation Tax
• UK Government Patent Box scheme - The Patent Box enables companies to apply a lower rate of Corporation Tax to profits earned after 1 April 2013 from its patented inventions. The relief was phased in from 1 April 2013 and the lower rate of Corporation Tax to be applied will be 10%
• Business Rates: the basics - Business rates (also called non-domestic rates) are taxes on business property to help pay for local council services
• Small Business Bonus Scheme - The Small Business Bonus can eliminate or substantially reduce the tax paid as business rates for eligible small businesses located in Scotland. The scheme applies to businesses in Scotland with properties with a combined rateable value of £35,000 or less.