UK tech sector loses millions by failing to claim tax credits for R&D

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Forty per cent of UK tech companies are losing out, warns tax consultant Mark Tighe

IT was a decade ago that the CBI got to its feet and lobbied to stop the government scrapping tax relief for research and development (R&D), as reported by Computing. It was a defensive move as ...

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