The Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credit Program

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About the R&D Tax Credit

The Research & Development Program is our government's way of encouraging and rewarding US companies for innovating and building products and technologies.

Eligible expenses for your companies R&D activities typically include W2 payroll, certain cloud costs, materials and outsourced services.

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$500,000

Annual startup eligibility - not a startup? No cap!

$30 Billion

Claimed in the US this year

10%

ROI on every development dollar spent

Section 174

Section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) allows businesses to deduct research and experimental (R&E) expenditures from their taxable income. As a part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, IRC Section 174 has been updated for the tax years beginning after December 31, 2021. Under the new law, R&E expenditures are no longer deductible in the tax year in which they are paid or incurred; instead, they are required to be charged to the capital account and amortized over 5 years (15 years for foreign research).

We have a Section 174 specialist who can help calculate R&D expenditures more accurately to stay in compliance with the new tax laws. Additionally, TaxTaker can help calculate Federal and State R&D tax credits to reduce tax liability resulting from the amortization requirement.

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R&D Tax Credit

The R&D Tax Credit is the #1 government-funded program for growing businesses. Best of all, you can count on it every year. The IRS doles out over $30B every year. Secure your piece of the pie now!

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R&D Tax Credit Calculation Example

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R&D Tax Credit: $82,240
2023 Payroll = $783,110
Contractor expenses = $45,000
AWS costs = $7,800
Payroll Taxes eliminated: 100%
2024 headcount increases to 10
2024 payroll = $1,321,342
Payroll Taxes = $73,470
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B2B SaaS Company
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6 FT Software engineers
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1 US contractor

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Richard MacWilliams
Richard MacWilliams
COO, TPN Health
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Mark Begert
Founder & CEO, Fabulingua
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The process with the team was super easy, and they were diligent about staying on top of our refund with the IRS, which ultimately returned over $100k to my company. Thank you so much for your help!

Megan Strout
Megan Strout
Founder & CEO, Tack Advisors
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