Higher Cash Returns for Start-ups in New House Research Credit Bill

In December, the House of Representatives introduced a bill to boost the research credit for new and small businesses. The bill, Research and Development Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2019, would potentially impact taxpayers who are eligible to offset their [...]

By |2022-01-09T21:33:49-05:00March 3rd, 2020|

Companies Think Optimizing Their R&D Tax Credit Isn’t Worth Their Time. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.

Recently, I was talking to a company that was using an accounting firm to assist with their research tax credit. We went back and forth on the differences between using engineers and accountants to calculate the credit (we’re fans of [...]

By |2022-01-09T20:41:34-05:00February 21st, 2020|

Wisconsin Issues Proposed Guidance on Refundable Research Credit

A favorable change in the Wisconsin research credit was passed for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018.  The law change allows a portion of the credit to qualify as refundable. This helps Wisconsin companies benefit from the [...]

By |2022-01-09T20:46:26-05:00January 31st, 2020|

Illinois Extends R&D Tax Credit and Creates New Apprenticeship Credit

In August, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed SB 1591 extending the Illinois R&D tax credit for an additional 5 years, through 2026. The current R&D tax credit was due to expire at the end of 2021. Since the credit was [...]

By |2022-01-09T20:43:09-05:00December 11th, 2019|

New House Bill Would Undo Unfavorable 2017 Change to R&D Expensing

A new House bill (H.R. 4549) introduced on September 29, 2019 is proposed to undo some major changes to how R&D expenses are treated. The new bill would enable companies to continue expensing R&D expenditures in the period during which [...]

By |2022-01-09T21:39:17-05:00October 24th, 2019|