R&D

[Wanderer]

The client's tax affairs are between them and HMRC, it's bugger all to do with the contractor. I mean, if you pay a taxi driver/builder/plumber/cleaner/decorator in cash do you ever stop to wonder if they are going to declare that on their tax return?

I would however take the opportunity to negotiate some contract terms which represented the "true relationship" between my consultancy doing the R&D and the client...

I presume this has to be a pretty small client to start openly abusing their tax position in front of suppliers?

Because no contractor would ever openly abuse their tax posit... oh wait.

Pots and kettles, come to mind here....