by admin | Sep 21, 2015 | Blog
A new decision from the Court of Federal Claims in Dynetics v. United States asks the question what type of research is considered funded research for the R&D tax credit. In Dynetics, the taxpayer did not retain substantial rights to the research or was not...
by admin | Jan 19, 2015 | Blog
These important new proposed regulations issued last week on the R&D tax credit affect what is known as internal use software or IUS which has been debated since Congress distinguished internal use software from other software back in 1986. Over many years, there...
by admin | Dec 28, 2014 | Blog
The IRS has recently ruled in GLAM – General Legal Advice Memorandum 2014-008 that a banking taxpayer who provides an app to access a customer’s bank accounts did not meet the exceptions to the Section 199 Domestic Production Activities Deduction online...
by admin | Dec 17, 2014 | Blog
The Senate passed the energy tax credit (energy efficient home tax credit) for 2014 yesterday, December 16, 2014, adopting the House bill from a few weeks ago, part of the tax extenders bill extending the 45L energy credit for one year (2014). The 45L energy tax...
by admin | Dec 17, 2014 | Blog
On December 16, 2014, the Senate approved the House bill extending the R&D tax credit for one year (retroactive for 2014). The President is expected to sign the R&D credit and other extenders into law today. Although the one year extension does not provide...
by admin | Dec 13, 2014 | Blog
On Thursday, 12/11, Senate Leader Harry Reid indicated he wanted a vote on the tax extenders including the R&D tax credit and many other expired provisions during this session of Congress before the break. The order of priority was passing a bill to keep the...