Best Practice

Our ‘How to’ posts are our best practice advice about how to apply the scheme to your clients’ claims.

Covering topics such as eligibility in specific sectors, how to avoid enquiries and how to avoid common mistakes when claiming.

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Best practice in R&D tax relief: what does good look like now?

Here at WhisperClaims we have always concerned ourselves with making sure our users can make the best possible claims for R&D tax...

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Advance assurance and R&D tax relief: which service is best for you and your clients?

In May, HMRC launched its full pilot of the targeted advance assurance service, which runs until May 2027. Alongside this, HMRC continues...

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Product Update: Spring / Summer 2026

Welcome to our Spring/Summer 2026 product update! Over the past few months, we’ve spent some time focussed on ‘under the hood’ improvements...

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Structure, visibility and control for R&D tax claims management – Introducing WhisperClaims’ Claim Overview

The day to day demands of R&D tax claim preparation have changed significantly. The merged scheme, the Additional Information Form (AIF), the...

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Merged scheme R&D tax claims – how claim preparation behaviour is changing

The Merged R&D tax relief scheme was brought in for accounting periods starting on or after 1st April 2024, the vast majority...

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Merged scheme R&D tax claims one year on – what do the statistics say?

The Merged R&D tax relief scheme was brought in for accounting periods starting on or after 1st April 2024, the vast majority...

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Webinar invite: “R&D tax claims post-merged scheme – data insights from the front line”

The merged R&D tax relief scheme has now been live for a full year, giving the profession its first real opportunity to...

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R&D tax relief targeted Advance Assurance pilot is live…

At the R&D Communications Forum meeting in March 2026 HMRC announced that they would be running a pilot of a new Advance...

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Why more accountancy firms are looking beyond software in R&D tax

For many accountancy firms, the shift in the world of R&D tax has meant reassessing not only their appetite for R&D tax...

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