Exploring Federal R&D Tax Credits

You’re not alone, even though the credit has been around since 1981, it was typically reserved only for large corporations. It wasn’t until 2016 that the credit benefits were expanded, and reporting requirements burden reduced, opening the door for millions of additional companies that didn’t have access before.

Yes, they can, but most CPAs don’t have the resources or expertise needed to locate and capture the full value of your credits, which is why so many partners with specialists like us must handle that part of your return.

Absolutely! Considering the positive impact on your cash flows or bottom line and that your assessment can typically be completed in 90 minutes or less.

This dollar-for-dollar credit can be claimed up to three years back, bringing in cash for those years, immediately helping any cash needs, and can be carried forward 20 years, reducing future taxes and therefore increasing your profitability and valuation. There is no limit on income tax credits, and we can go up to 1.25 million in payroll taxes for startups.

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Regarding tax deduction vs. tax credit, the essential difference between deduction and credit is that credit directly decreases the amount of tax you owe while a deduction lowers your overall amount of taxable income. A nonrefundable credit lets you reduce your tax liability to 0.

Yes, you get to double dip! Meaning you can expense the items like you normally would while also claiming the credit to get additional benefits.

No. It’s for all types of companies, many that don’t even realize are eligible.

The startup provision allows companies to claim credits against payroll taxes if they’re not paying income tax. This is great for pre-revenue firms that are spending a lot on product development but haven’t gone to market yet. We can decrease your burn rate by getting your money back. You can claim up to 250k a year, and up to 1.25 million in total.

No. It just needs to have:

• Gross receipts are less than $5 million in the taxable credit year.
• No gross receipts for any taxable year preceding the 5-taxable year period ending with the taxable credit year.
• R&D payroll tax credit can be used in that year.
• So even companies that have been around for more than five years and have spent billions of dollars to develop or improve any component could be eligible.

Yes. Although the law is intended to benefit small businesses, any company formed prior to 2012 that did not receive gross receipts could also potentially benefit.

There are three buckets of expenses that qualify: supply costs, contractor costs, and wages. Each of these costs must be assigned to a qualifying project for the expenses to be claimed.

The payroll tax offset is available on a quarterly basis beginning in the first calendar quarter that begins after a taxpayer file their federal income tax return.

The R&D payroll tax credit requirements vary by country and jurisdiction. It typically involves qualifying research and development activities and meeting specific criteria for eligible expenses and documentation.