R&D Tax Credit Accountant for IT & Engineering Firms
Fixed-fee accounting from a dedicated R&D tax credit accountant in London, covering cloud bookkeeping, VAT, R&D tax relief guidance and project-based reporting all handled by one accountant who understands your business, not a rotating support queue.
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What Our IT & Engineering Accounting Service Includes
IT and engineering businesses run on projects, subscriptions and contractors as much as invoices our R&D tax credit accountants build reporting around how your business actually works, not a generic template.
Cloud Bookkeeping
Xero and QuickBooks set up and maintained, with real-time visibility on income and costs.
VAT for Software & Tech Services
VAT treatment for SaaS, digital services and cross-border software sales.
R&D Tax Relief Guidance
Support identifying and documenting genuinely qualifying R&D activity within HMRC's rules.
Payroll & Contractor Support
PAYE payroll and contractor payments, with IR35 status considerations reviewed.
Project-Based Management Accounts
Reporting built around project milestones and margins, not just monthly totals.
R&D TAX RELIEF
R&D Tax Relief for Software & Engineering Companies
HMRC’s R&D scheme can support genuine software development and engineering innovation work, but the rules on what qualifies are specific and HMRC scrutiny has increased in recent years.
As experienced R&D tax credit accountants, we review your development activity against the qualifying criteria, help you document the technical and financial detail HMRC expects, and prepare the claim working papers as part of your annual accounts — we don’t submit speculative claims for activity that doesn’t genuinely qualify.
R&D Claim Support
SaaS & Subscription Bookkeeping
CLOUD BOOKKEEPING
Bookkeeping & Subscription Revenue Tracking
Recurring and subscription revenue needs to be recognised correctly, not just recorded as cash in the bank. We set up Xero or QuickBooks to track SaaS and subscription income, project milestones and contractor costs, so your numbers reflect what’s actually been earned and what’s still owed.
Learn more about our Bookkeeping and Management Accounts services.
VAT, PAYROLL & IR35
VAT, Payroll & Contractor Accounting
Selling software or digital services to customers outside the UK brings specific VAT rules into play, and our R&D tax credit accountants advise on registration and treatment before you expand into new markets. Many IT and engineering firms also rely on a mix of employees and contractors — we run PAYE payroll for staff and review contractor arrangements against the off-payroll working (IR35) rules, so your engagement terms match how the relationship is actually taxed.
VAT & IR35 Support
Project & Cash-Flow Reporting
PROJECT ACCOUNTING
Project-Based Management Accounts & Cash-Flow Forecasting
Milestone billing, staged project costs and variable contractor spend make cash flow harder to predict than a standard monthly business. Our R&D tax credit accountants produce management accounts broken down by project or contract, alongside cash-flow forecasts that flag pinch points before they happen, so you can plan hiring, tooling and new work with confidence.
Why Choose Ezeebooks as Your IT & Engineering Accountant
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How Our IT & Engineering Accounting Service Works
1
Get In Touch
Free consultation to review your revenue model, contractor mix and current reporting.
2
Set-Up
Cloud software configured for project, subscription or contract-based reporting.
3
Ongoing Filing
VAT, payroll, Corporation Tax and management accounts prepared and filed on time.
IT & Engineering Accounting — Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We review your development activity against HMRC’s qualifying criteria and prepare the claim documentation as part of your annual accounts, only where the work genuinely qualifies.
Yes. We review contractor engagements against the off-payroll working rules and advise on how the arrangement should be taxed.
We advise on the VAT registration and treatment rules that apply when you sell digital services or software outside the UK, so you’re set up correctly before you expand.
Yes. We run PAYE payroll for employed staff and process contractor payments alongside IR35 status reviews.
Yes. We report by project or contract as well as month, so you can see margin and progress on individual pieces of work, not just the business as a whole.
Yes. We build forecasts around your billing and delivery schedule to flag cash pinch points ahead of time.
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