Edd Neale Director - Innovation Incentives

Edd is a Director in Forvis Mazars’ Innovation Incentives practice, specialising in all aspects of Innovation Incentive Tax Reliefs, covering R&D, Patent Box and Creative Industry tax reliefs. He leads and supports clients across the UK, helping innovative businesses claim robust and compliant innovation‑related tax incentives.

Experience

Edd has over 10 years’ experience advising on UK Innovation Incentives, having started his career at HMRC before moving into professional practice. He prides himself on supporting clients through the full lifecycle of a claim, from initial assessment and preparation through to HMRC enquiries and dispute resolution.

In his current role at Forvis Mazars, Edd works with clients ranging from early‑stage, high‑growth businesses to large international groups across a broad range of sectors. He provides technically robust, commercially grounded advice in an increasingly complex regulatory environment, drawing on his in‑depth understanding of HMRC processes and risk areas. He plays a key role in supporting clients locally across the Midlands regions, while also supporting clients on a national and international basis within the firm.

Work highlights

Edd has successfully led and overseen numerous high‑value R&D and Patent Box claims for clients across a variety of industries, including technology, manufacturing and life sciences. A recent highlight of his career has been supporting clients through complex HMRC enquiries, helping resolve disputes efficiently while securing sustainable outcomes.

Since joining Forvis Mazars, he has played an important role in strengthening the firm’s innovation incentives offering, contributing to internal training, technical guidance and process improvement initiatives at a national level.