Engagement Letter – R&D Tax Relief Claims

An engagement letter for research and development tax relief claims under the merged scheme and ERIS, with claim notification, the additional information form, eligibility evidence and fee options.

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Accountancy practice – client documents

Engagement Letter – R&D Tax Relief Claims

About this document

What it’s for

A covering letter and schedules for preparing a company’s R&D tax relief claim: reviewing eligibility against the government guidelines, notifying HMRC where required, preparing the additional information form and technical report, calculating relief and making the claim in the company tax return.

When to use it

  • A company carries out projects that seek an advance in science or technology
  • A first claim, which may need a claim notification within six months of the period end
  • Periods beginning on or after 1 April 2024 (merged scheme or ERIS)

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  1. Claim period and key dates
  2. Which scheme applies
  3. Eligibility review
  4. Qualifying expenditure
  5. Claim notification
  6. Additional information form and technical report
  7. Your responsibilities
  8. Our responsibilities
  9. HMRC checks and enquiries
  10. Services not included
  11. Professional rules and standards
  12. Identity checks and money laundering
  13. Confidentiality and data protection
  14. Fees and payment
  15. Our liability to you
  16. Changes in the law and to this engagement
  17. Ending the engagement
  18. How our agreement fits together

Also included

  • Fees
  • Timetable

How to complete it

  • Fill in the accounting period and the deadlines table
  • Choose who prepares the technical narrative, and the fee option
  • Delete ERIS wording if the company is not loss-making
  • Use your company accounts letter for the CT600 itself

Key points to check

  • Rates, intensity condition and PAYE cap are placeholders – check gov.uk
  • HMRC compliance activity on R&D claims remains high

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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