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The Government Is Betting £500m on British AI. Your R&D Tax Claim Needs to Be Ready for What Comes Next.
The UK government just announced a £500 million Sovereign AI Unit — a state-backed investment vehicle designed to keep British AI companies on home soil and push them to global scale. It’s a significant policy moment. And for CFOs and Financial Controllers at innovative UK companies, it raises a question that nobody in a government press release is asking: when the government doubles down on AI investment, what does HMRC do next? The answer matters more than the headline. ...
HMRC R&D Tax Update: Spring 2026 RDCF Insights
Ross Taylor
March 11, 2026
Recent R&D tax relief scheme changes require understanding to ensure future claims are successful.
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