R&D Tax Credit Calculator
See what you could unlock — with the full picture.
Includes prior-year credits, tranche breakdown, interest costs and an optional reinvestment scenario.
Current-year R&D spend€500,000
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Prior-year credits (optional)
Include any R&D tax credits already claimed but not yet fully paid.
Prior-year total: €0
Your total credit
€175,000
35% on €500,000 current-year spend
Tranche 1 (year 1) · 50%
€87,500
Tranche 2 (year 2) · 30%
€52,500
Tranche 3 (year 3) · 20%
€35,000
ARD advance — paid in 14 days
€140,000
80% of €175,000 · 20% (€35,000) returned at settlement
Cost of capital (interest)
€30,240
Net cost
€30,240
Reinvest the advance into more R&D?
See the credit you could generate by spending the advance on next year's qualifying R&D.
Reinvested advance
€140,000
New credit generated (35%)
€49,000
Net gain after interest
+€18,760
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