The Government Is Betting £500m on British AI. Your R&D Tax Claim Needs to Be Ready for What Comes Next.
Ross Taylor
April 16, 2026
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EmpowerRD gets ready for the National Technology Awards 2026
The National Technology Awards ceremony is fast approaching, and the EmpowerRD team are gearing up for an exciting and insightful night. We’re proud to have been shortlisted for three categories at one of the UK’s most recognised programmes celebrating excellence and innovation in technology. RegTech Project of the Year Financial Services Tech of the Year Tech Growth Business of the Year These shortlists reflect something we’ve known to be true from day one: more robust R&D tax claims can be ...
EmpowerRD appoints Stuart Millar as Head of Tax
Alex Hannaway
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