Sec. 174 R&D Amortization after the Election?

Sec. 174 R&D Amortization after the Election?

Likely no tax bill will be passed until after the 2024 Presidential election, but there is evidence that both parties support deferring or eliminating the amortization of R&D costs, currently 5 years for domestic R&D and 15 years for foreign research costs....
IRS Announces New R&D Tax Credit Form 6765

IRS Announces New R&D Tax Credit Form 6765

The IRS has released a revised draft of Form 6765, Credit for Increasing Research Activities for the R&D tax credit, incorporating feedback from external stakeholders to reduce taxpayer burden and improve tax administration of the R&D credit. Key changes...

New Bill would allow Deduction of 174 R&D Expenditures

Jan 2024 – In a new bi-partisan bill introduced this week, Congress would again allow immediate expensing of domestic R&D research and development costs, a change from last year’s requirement that 2022 costs must be amortized which kicked in as of 2022 as...
Section 174 Guidance for Upcoming Tax Returns

Section 174 Guidance for Upcoming Tax Returns

IRS Issues Guidance on Section 174 – No Form 3115 for 174 R&E Costs: Rev. Proc. 2023-11 has been issued by the IRS, offering simplified procedures for the first taxable year starting after December 31, 2021 (so calendar year taxpayers’ year 2022). Instead of...
IRS Announces New R&D Tax Credit Form 6765

IRS Proposes Changes to R&D Tax Credit Form 6765

The IRS recently proposed changes to the R&D tax credit form to better administer research credits going forward as of the 2023 tax year. These changes to Form 6765 Credit for Increasing Research Activities are still in the planning stages and IRS is seeking input...