In a ruling dated February 6, 2012, the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has denied Bayer’s Amended Motion for a Case Management/Protective Order Based on Statistical Sampling in its R&D credit case. Bayer is one of the largest...
If an activity is “Funded” the taxpayer does not have financial risk and cannot claim the research credit for the project’s costs. However, if the payment is contingent upon successful completion of the work, then the taxpayer/contractor is at risk and the...
In an October 20, 2011 letter, the IRS has redesignated the research credit for purposes of Appeals settlements. Appeals cases involving the research credit still require informing the technical guidance coordinator for research credit and updating on progress of...
On April 1, 2010, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed legislation expanding the research credit for qualified R&D activities in Minnesota. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2009, the Minnesota research tax credit provides the following benefits: The...
The Office of Tax Policy, Department of Treasury issued a very informative summary this year outlining the President’s approach to the research credit. In the attached document, the letter reviews proposals from President Obama’s administration on making...