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Can Businesses with Less Than $5 Million in Gross Receipts Claim the R&D Tax Credit?
If you’re an entrepreneur, startup founder, or small business owner, it’s worth asking: can your business claim the R&D tax credit? The answer is...
Turning Innovation Costs into Opportunity
Innovation is exciting, but it’s rarely cheap. Hiring technical talent, sourcing materials, and building prototypes all take time, money, and risk...
State and Local Tax (SALT) in Mid-2025: 5 Traps Taxpayers and Businesses Shouldn’t Ignore
With 2025 already halfway behind us, the spotlight on SALT has only grown brighter. The U.S. House of Representatives on May 22 approved a broad...
Best Practices for Documenting a Process of Experimentation in your R&D Credit
Our last article focused on the 2025 updates to the form 6765 with regards to business components and the IRS’ increased focus on business component...
Substantially-All Test for the R&D Credit
Our last article focused on documenting the process of experimentation on R&D business components. A key aspect of the requirement is that...
Let’s Talk About What’s Changing in Global Tax
If you’re part of a large multinational group, you’ve probably noticed the winds are shifting in the global tax world. One of the biggest changes...
What the IRS Actually Wants to See in Your R&D Credit
If your company claims the research credit (aka R&D credit), now is the time to dig deeper, especially into how you’re documenting your...
Get Ahead of 2025: Strategies for Meeting New IRS R&D Reporting Requirements
The IRS has turned up the spotlight on the research credit by revising Form 6765 in ways that demand more detailed documentation and clearer reporting...
IT security 2025: Best practices and strategies
Cybersecurity works best when it’s a team sport and there are easy ways to start today to fortify your business against the dreaded hack. Our...
Penetration Testing: An Outline for Success
Penetration testing helps businesses identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and security risks within their IT systems. By simulating real-world...
Final Call: The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Window is Closing April 15, 2025
The deadline for filing amended returns to claim the ERC for calendar year 2021 quarters is fast approaching. If you have been on the fence...
Green Energy Tax Credits & Incentives
Green initiatives aren’t just good for the planet – they can also be good for the bottom line. Over the past few years, the number...