For product, process, and software improvement

Your technical work may deserve a closer tax-credit review.

Map the work your team performs so a specialist can assess whether further technical and tax documentation review makes sense.

Important: Qualification and any credit amount require technical and tax documentation review. Federal and state treatment can differ.

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Engineer reviewing technical drawings and a prototype
R&DR&D Tax Credits

Recognition

This may be relevant if…

Teams address technical uncertainty

Employees test alternatives or prototypes

The company improves products, processes, software, or tooling

Technical payroll or contract-research costs may be documented

A focused review

What the review evaluates

Specialized work depends on lane-specific facts and documentation. A preliminary review helps identify the appropriate next conversation without assuming qualification.

  • Industry and company context
  • Technical activities performed
  • Employees or departments involved
  • Prior R&D study history

The path forward

How this lane works

  1. 1

    Describe the activity

    Start with observable work, not a conclusion about qualification.

  2. 2

    Technical context review

    A specialist identifies gaps and documentation needs.

  3. 3

    Tax coordination

    Potential treatment requires professional review of the facts and records.

Directional context

What this could be worth

Many qualifying companies recover 6–8% of qualified research expenses as a federal tax credit. For a company with $500K in qualifying wages, that's often $30K–$40K annually.

Ranges are illustrative only. Actual results depend on your specific facts and require professional review.

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