by admin | Dec 27, 2017 | Blog
The R&D tax credit was preserved in the final tax bill, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, thus retaining this important tax credit for businesses to continue to incentivize retaining R&D and tech jobs in the U.S. The Conference Committee also eliminated the...
by admin | Dec 6, 2017 | Blog
Although the R&D tax credit has been retained in the 2017 tax bills (both versions), in Conference Committee, the Congress will have to work out what to do with AMT. The House bill repealed the corporate AMT (Alternative Minimum Tax that corporations must pay)...
by admin | Nov 1, 2017 | Blog
Clients who already filed their 2016 tax returns can now take advantage of a ONE TIME opportunity from IRS – file an amended 2016 tax return before 12/31/17 and you can still claim the R&D credit towards your payroll tax liability for the next quarter. To...
by admin | Oct 2, 2017 | Blog
On September 11, 2017, the commissioner of the Large Business & International (LB&I) Division of the IRS issued new guidance for taxpayers using ASC 730 to expense research and development costs on their financial statements. This directive...
by admin | Aug 6, 2017 | Blog
In December 2015, Congress passed the PATH Act of 2015, which enabled small, start-up businesses to use the R&D Tax Credit to offset the employer portion of payroll taxes, up to $250,000. To qualify as a small, start-up, the Taxpayer must have less than $5,000,000...
by admin | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog
The new Path Act which was passed in Congress December 2015 kicks in effective for tax year 2016. One significant new provision is that start up companies can use up to $250,000 in R&D credits against their 2017 quarterly payoll tax liabilities. Do you Qualify?...