HM Treasury has released the long-anticipated draft legislation in response to their wide ranging R&D Tax Reliefs Consultation published last year. In the Spring Statement, the UK Government pledged their support to create ‘a new culture of enterprise’, with one of the three priorities being – a pledge to increase public investment in R&D, and doing more through the tax system to encourage greater private sector investment in R&D.

 

Here are some of the key changes that we can confirm will be in effect for accounting periods starting on, or after 1 April 2023.

 

Transfer pricing

UK transfer pricing documentation: draft legislation released on 20 July 2022. Further details can be found here.

 

PwC comments on June 2022 ONS retail figures – excluding petrol, overall retail sales volumes fell by 6% compared to last year, with pounds in the till only really rising due to inflation, which has already risen to almost double digits.

https://www.pwc.co.uk/press-room/press-releases/pwc-comments-on-june-2022-ons-retail-sales-figures.html