Our engagement model is strictly contingent. We operate on a "No Benefit, No Invoice" basis. Our professional fees are calculated as a percentage of the tax credit successfully identified. If we do not identify eligible qualifying expenditure, there is zero cost to your business.

Yes. Integrated Audit Defense is a standard component of our service scope, not an add-on. Should your claim be selected for review, reeve R&D manages the entire query process, defending the technical narratives and financial allocations we prepared, up to and including direct representation before the FTA.

In the unlikely event that a claim is rejected based on our technical scoping or eligibility assessment, reeve R&D provides a Proportional Fee Reimbursement Guarantee. We align our risk profile with yours; if the benefit is not realized, we return the associated professional fees.

We prioritize Operational Efficiency. Our methodology is designed to minimize disruption. We conduct targeted technical interviews (typically 60-90 minutes per project lead) to extract the necessary data. Our team then drafts the full technical narratives and financial schedules, requiring only review and sign-off from your stakeholders.

We strictly apply the Frascati Manual "five core criteria." We differentiate between standard engineering (using known solutions to solve standard problems) and eligible R&D (systematic work to resolve technological uncertainty). Our assessment focuses on the process of experimentation and the advancement of the technical baseline, ensuring claims are robust and defensible.

To be eligible, a company must be registered in the UAE and holding a tax registration number with the Federal Tax Authority (FTA). The company must be carrying out qualifying research activities within the UAE or outsourcing research to approved Higher Education Institutes or Research Performing Organizations inside the country.

The UAE Federal Tax Authority aligns its definition with the OECD Frascati Manual. To qualify, activities must be classified as Basic Research, Applied Research, or Experimental Development. Crucially, the work must be systematic, investigative, and seek to resolve a scientific or technological uncertainty.

No. The R&D tax incentive rewards the technical effort and the assumption of risk, not the outcome. There is no requirement for the R&D work to be successful to claim the incentive. The failure of a project often serves as strong evidence of the technical uncertainty required to qualify.

Qualifying expenditure includes personnel costs (salaries for researchers, technicians, and direct support staff) , expenditure on buildings, plant, and machinery used for R&D (subject to capital allowance rules) , and costs associated with intellectual property such as patent filings.

Yes, provided the development resolves a scientific or technical uncertainty. Software development using standard tools and known methodologies in standard environments does not qualify. The claim must demonstrate an advance in the underlying technology, not just the creation of a new application using existing methods.