InnoFund Ireland · Claim Review & Revenue Support
Irish R&D Claim Review.
Clarity when it matters.
Preparing a claim, responding to Revenue or concerned about an existing position? InnoFund Ireland brings technical, financial and compliance-focused review together, helping your business understand the issues and respond with evidence.
- 30-minute first conversation
- Irish-led advice
- Technical and financial expertise
Irish expertise. One connected team.
Local knowledge.
People you can rely on.
Led by Kirsten Winsryg, our team brings together Irish tax, grant, financial and technical expertise to support businesses throughout Ireland.
For Irish companies and their advisers
Know where you stand.
Know what to do next.
A Revenue letter can create pressure across the business. Technical staff know the project, finance holds the numbers and your accountant manages the return—but somebody needs to connect the response.
We help establish the scope, organise the claim file and identify the questions that need specialist attention. If you are reviewing before submission, we apply that same scrutiny while there is time to address weaknesses.
- Start with the position
- Share the claim status, accounting periods and any Revenue correspondence or stated deadlines.
- Keep the first step focused
- We identify the issue and likely support required before asking for a complete claim file.
- Retain your accountant
- We work alongside existing advisers, with a clear division of technical, financial and communication responsibilities.
- Act on the deadline
- A consultation does not extend a Revenue deadline. Tell us immediately if a response is due.
Why InnoFund
One response.
Technical and financial clarity.
The strongest explanation is one that the records support. We review the narrative and calculation together, rather than treating the response as a writing exercise.
Technical review
Get to the substance.
Examine the claimed advancement, uncertainty, investigation and project boundaries with sector specialists.
Financial review
Test the cost position.
Look at eligible categories, grants, staff input, allocations and reconciliation with the underlying records.
Evidence organisation
Make the file intelligible.
Connect project records and financial schedules to the specific questions being asked.
Response coordination
Set out a practical position.
Work with your business and accountant on clear answers, responsibilities and the next steps.
Independent of Revenue. We provide professional support, not official approval or privileged access. A review cannot guarantee acceptance, remove a liability or turn missing evidence into a supported claim.
When specialist support is useful
Before submission.
When questions arrive.
After a concern emerges.
You do not need to wait for a formal intervention. A targeted review can provide clarity at several points in the claim lifecycle.
A first Irish R&D claim
Check the technical explanation, expenditure and evidence before the business adopts a new claim position.
A larger or more complex claim
Review changes in the project mix, expenditure or group arrangements that need closer attention.
A claim prepared elsewhere
Get an independent view of work prepared internally or by another adviser.
Revenue correspondence
Understand the request, identify the relevant records and coordinate a considered response.
A possible over- or under-claim
Assess the facts, the available correction routes and the implications with your existing tax adviser.
Recurring evidence gaps
Use the review to improve project records, cost allocation and future claim preparation.
The scope of an Irish claim review
Look at the whole position.
Answer the actual question.
Revenue’s compliance framework distinguishes Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 interventions. The type and stage of contact matter, including the options for correction or disclosure. We begin by reading the actual notice, not by assuming every query is the same.
Our innovation-tax service focuses on the R&D claim and related evidence. Wider tax issues, formal appeals or legal representation are identified early and scoped with the appropriate adviser.
Irish guidance checked 6 September 2026: Revenue compliance framework · Code of Practice · R&D claim requirements. The applicable period, facts and scheme conditions must be checked for your business.
Science and technology
Review the basis for treating the work as qualifying R&D, with the relevant technical specialists involved.
Project narrative
Check that the written explanation reflects the work undertaken rather than a generic description of innovation.
Financial schedules
Examine the claimed expenditure, funding, allocations and links to accounting records.
Supporting records
Identify which test results, project notes and financial documents answer each point.
Correspondence and deadlines
Organise requests, prior replies and upcoming dates so the response is complete and consistent.
An action plan
Explain material issues, missing information and recommended next steps without disguising uncertainty.
How we work
Replace a scattered file
with a clear response plan.
We agree the objective, urgency, scope and responsibilities before detailed work begins. Where Revenue contact is required, the appropriate authority to act must be arranged.
- 01
Triage
Read the notice or review brief, establish the periods and identify any immediate deadlines.
- 02
Agree the engagement
Set the scope, fees, adviser responsibilities, information access and any required authorisation.
- 03
Review the claim
Assess the technical narrative, financial schedules and records against the questions in scope.
- 04
Prepare the position
Explain the findings and coordinate evidence-backed responses or corrective next steps with your advisers.
- 05
Follow through
Support agreed follow-up and identify practical improvements for later claims and record-keeping.
Support proportionate to the issue
The right review.
At the right stage.
Some engagements need a focused technical second opinion. Others need coordinated support across a substantial claim file. We explain what is included and where separate advice is needed.
Before filing
Pre-submission review
Challenge the proposed position while your team can still strengthen the explanation and supporting records.
After filing
Submitted-claim assessment
Review an existing claim and identify material issues, evidence gaps and any need to discuss corrections.
When Revenue writes
Query and intervention support
Help interpret the request, prepare technical and financial responses and coordinate agreed correspondence.
For future claims
Process improvement
Turn review findings into focused actions for stronger evidence capture and cost allocation.
Defensible work starts with honest evidence
Make the explanation
follow the records.
Good review work distinguishes facts, assumptions and gaps. Where the claim is supported, we help make the evidence clear. Where the position needs reconsideration, we explain the issue and work with your advisers on the appropriate next step.
The aim is a claim process that your business understands. Our Irish R&D Tax Credit service can help put that approach into practice for future periods.
- Supported points distinguished from assumptions
- One coordinated technical and financial response
- Practical improvements for the next claim
The people behind our Irish service
Irish-led support. Specialists who understand the work.
Kirsten leads our Irish service, bringing financial, technical and audit experience to R&D claims and Revenue correspondence. Our wider team combines Irish R&D tax expertise with scientific and engineering knowledge to help explain the projects and evidence behind your response.
Connected support in Ireland
See the wider
innovation opportunity.
Different reliefs answer different questions. Our Ireland team helps you consider the appropriate services together, with a clear distinction between expenditure, funding and qualifying profits.
R&D Tax Credit
Identify qualifying development work and prepare an evidence-led Irish claim.
Knowledge Development Box
Assess eligible profits from qualifying software and other developed IP.
R&D Capital Allowances
Review capital investment in research equipment, machinery and facilities.
Innovation Grants
Assess relevant funding routes and prepare a credible application.
Your Irish service questions
Questions before you start.
A first conversation can clarify the position for your Irish business, the information needed and the right next step.
Book a consultationCan you review a claim another adviser prepared?
Yes. We can provide an independent technical and financial review, subject to access to the claim and relevant records. We establish the scope and work constructively with your existing accountant or adviser.
Can you help if Revenue has already asked questions?
Yes. Bring the correspondence and the stated response date. We can assess the issues, identify the information needed and help prepare a coordinated response. Urgent deadlines need to be raised at the outset.
Does booking a consultation appoint InnoFund as our agent?
No. The consultation establishes the situation and possible support. Engagement terms and the relevant authority to act must be agreed before we represent the company or correspond with Revenue on its behalf.
Do you replace our accountant?
No. We provide specialist innovation-tax and technical input alongside existing advisers. Your wider tax relationship and the division of responsibilities are agreed explicitly.
What if the claim contains a mistake?
We explain the issue and work with your tax adviser to assess the appropriate correction or disclosure route. Timing and the stage of any Revenue intervention matter. We do not recommend concealing errors or assuming a penalty outcome in advance.
Can you guarantee Revenue will accept the claim?
No. Acceptance depends on the facts, evidence and applicable law. Our role is to assess the claim carefully, explain the position and support a clear response—not promise an outcome we cannot control.
Does your service include appeals or legal representation?
That depends on the agreed engagement. We distinguish claim review and Revenue-response work from a formal appeal, wider tax dispute or legal representation, and identify any specialist support needed before making commitments.
Can the review help us prepare better claims in future?
Yes. We identify recurring problems in project descriptions, financial allocations and source records. The review can inform a practical plan for future R&D claims rather than ending with the current response.
Your next step
Bring the question.
Let us help find the next step.
Book a first conversation with our Ireland team. Tell us which accounting period is involved, whether Revenue has contacted you and when a response is due. We will help establish the scope and the support needed; booking does not pause a deadline or appoint us as your agent.
- 30 minutesA focused first conversation
- Expert guidanceTechnical, tax and commercial context
- Commitment freeA clear next step, without obligation