Comment by 1vuio0pswjnm7

3 years ago

"I haven't yet gotten the answer for this each time this issue comes up."

Asnwer: It's not mandatory.

There are various tax breaks for R&D spending - so companies try and classify lots of things that aren't R&D as R&D.

There's been a bit of stink recently in the UK around R&D tax credits and how companies have been taking the tax man for a bit of a ride.