Patent Box; Research and Development (R&D) tax relief; Creative Sector Reliefs.
Experience
Sahdia is a Corporate Tax Incentives Specialist with over 10 years’ experience helping businesses to improve their cash flow by accessing various incentives including R&D and Patent Box.
Sahdia’s background in accounting and corporate tax together with scientific research enables her to align with both technical and financial teams to facilitate and optimise incentive claims and elections. Sahdia’s experience spans businesses of varying sizes and across most industry sectors including data management, fintech, media, telecoms, retail, automotive, pharma, agriculture, construction and water and utilities to name but a few.
Professional qualifications and memberships
MSci, MRes, PhD and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
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Autumn Budget 2025: A step towards rebuilding entrepreneurial confidence?
Learning from past mistakes is a key skill when managing a business. The Autumn Budget 2025 signals an attempt by the Chancellor to restore confidence among business owners, after the damage caused in the previous year’s Budget. The general sentiment regarding the 2025 Autumn Budget is that this was not necessarily a good Budget for business, but you can hear the sigh of relief.