An agile platform to adapt to changing regulations. A team of R&D tax claim and sector specialist: ex-HMRC, ATT qualified, AML trained, AML registered and supervised by HMRC.
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Welcome to the future of claiming
Robust R&D claims, built by experts, EmpowerRD by technology
Take the pain out of building a compliant and optimised R&D claim by combining both expert human oversight and a next-gen collaboration platform.
Proudly supporting over 1,200 UK innovators
£1bn+
of UK R&D contribution to the UK economy uncovered
1200+
Clients served
£260m+
In successful claims awarded
<5%
All time HMRC enquiry rate
Assisting you throughout
your R&D journey
Guided by experts
The claims process can be daunting with a number of uncertainties. Our team of experts will guide you through the process assisting with narrative drafting and provide support if an enquiry arises, helping you avoid common mistakes and errors.
Keep more of your claim award
Our market-leading rates are 5% for claims exceeding £80,000 and a flat fee of £4,000 for smaller claims. We’re able to do this as our platform and tax experts work together to streamline the claims process. What’s more, payouts can be in as little as 6 weeks from submission.
Enquiry support as standard
We have an enquiry rate of less than 5%. However, should one arise, EmpowerRD’s Tax Advisors will support you throughout the process liaising with HMRC on your behalf.
Broad experience
With over 1200+ clients served, our team are well versed in supporting R&D Intensive companies and those claiming through the RDEC scheme.
White-glove account management
Where required, claims will be allocated a dedicated claims manager that will guide you through the submission process from initial consultation through to award.
In-depth knowledge
Our team of Tax experts include ATT-qualified professionals, ex-HMRC inspectors, and PhD-technical experts who are on hand to support your claim.
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Awards & accolades
🏆 Ranked #1 in TechRound's FinTech 50
Meet your R&D
claim experts
While we utilise market-leading technology to deliver for our clients, this is never at the expense of providing a tailored, account managed approach for every claim that we take on.
Customer success team
Our team of customer success managers will be on hand to support you beginning-to-end whilst helping onboard you onto the EmpowerRD collaboration platform.
Claim Quality Team
The claim quality team thoroughly reviews all aspects of your claim, assists with narrative writing before submission, and flags any concerns or areas that need clarification.
Tax Specialists
Our tax specialists, including ex-HMRC staff, are ready to help if your claim needs a closer look and will be able to support should an HMRC enquiry arise.
Claim Drafters
Expert claim drafters will assist in constructing the narrative to ensure its fully compliant with HMRC guidelines.
Innovation Team
Our expert engineers continuously update the EmpowerRD platform to meet the latest HMRC requirements and streamline your claims process.
A free 30 minute call to:
- Discover the scope of your R&D qualifying business activities
- Understand your claim ambitions
- Establish an estimated timeline to receive your R&D tax credit rebate
Expertise meets technology on our claims platform
Robust claims, built through the power of collaboration
How our team and platform works with you to build a strong and optimised claim submission.
Meet your claims
collaboration platform
You’ve met the experts, and you may have watched the product walk-through above, now let us introduce you to the USPs that make our collaboration platform so powerful.
Intelligent collaboration
Expedite your claims
Speed up your claim with real-time data input from your team, anyone from CEOs to finance admins can add data to the claim.
Stay notified
Get live notifications to accurately value your claim and meet HMRC standards.
Secure
The platform ensures strict data privacy with user permissions restricting access to sensitive information.
Quality assured
Our quality team reviews all irregularities, combining platform efficiency with expert oversight to ensure a robust claim.
Claim Data at Your Fingertips
Seamless integration
EmpowerRD's collaboration platform integrates directly with Xero and accepts CSV/spreadsheet uploads.
Precision reporting, in real time
Assign expenditure to both the correct project and period. View your claim value grow as you input your spending into the platform.
Total access, total transparency
All claim data is instantly available, giving you total visibility of your claim.
Claims made simple
Demystifying
the claims process
Get an overview of our proven R&D filing method.
Kick off call
With our customer success claims manager, we will establish the fundamentals of your claim.
Onboarding
Training and advisory in the EmpowerRD collaboration platform.
Initial costs & narrative
Uploading of expenditure costs and your initial R&D project narrative to the platform.
Claim review kickoff
Claim review phase carried our by our specialist Claim Quality Team.
Narrative drafting
Written narrative drafted and provided for approval by the Claim Drafting Team.
Final checks and sign off
Final checks and approval provded by both client and the Claim Quality Team.
Paperwork submitted
Claim and AIF forms checked by both team and platform and submitted alongside the CT600 to HMRC.
HMRC processing
Claim updates fed directly from HMRC into the EmpowerRD collaboration platform. Additional HMRC follow up carried out by our team.
4. Claim Awarded
You’ll receive HMRC’s award decision in as soon as 6 weeks. Now let’s prep for the next financial year.
Payouts can be received in a little as 6 Weeks from submission to HMRC
EmpowerRD
success stories
Expert support drives claim success
“Whilst the platform was a real asset for us, the best thing was the support we received. We always had a client success manager on the other end. If we had any questions or concerns, we could use the chatbot, and our client success manager was there to help. It was a breeze; really good support throughout.”
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Our clients say
"The online platform made it much easier to co-ordinate between the finance and technical teams."
“EmpowerRD is doing R&D claims the way everyone should be doing it. They absolutely exceeded our expectations and are now one of our long term partners.”
“I was looking for a specialist with a rigorous platform that could handle a complex R&D tax credit claim, because of our grant. EmpowerRD came up on top.”
“Whilst the platform was a real asset for us, the best thing was the support we received. We always had a client success manager on the other end. If we had any questions or concerns, we could use the chatbot, and our client success manager was there to help. It was a breeze; really good support throughout.”
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