Simon Symes
People

Simon Symes

Director

Areas of expertise

Simon specialises in R&D Tax incentives and software engineering

Experience

  • MSc in computing
  • 14 years IT industry experience – systems engineering, software development
  • 19 years R&D Tax Incentives experience – focus on high tech and software engineering clients.
  • Significant experience in managing HMRC relationship and enquiries.
  • R&D policy and guidance consultations, liaising with Treasury and HMRC R&D leads.

Professional qualifications & memberships

  • Member of the British Computer Society
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Turning innovation spend into cash today and value tomorrow

For innovation‑led businesses, R&D tax relief is a valuable resource of finance that can fund growth, help cash reserves go further and support ongoing investment. But focusing only on the tax claim risks missing a bigger opportunity to ensure your financial statements properly reflect value being created.

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Tax changes for overseas permanent establishments

A new announcement makes changes to the foreign branch exemption regime, with consequences for both corporation tax and R&D reliefs.

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