Summary
The R&D Tax Credit (26 U.S. Code §41) is a federal benefit that provides companies dollar-for-dollar cash savings for performing activities related to the development, design, or improvement of products, processes, formulas, or software.
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It is available to all organizations that engage in certain activities to develop new or improved products, processes, software, techniques, formulas or inventions.
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Businesses can claim the R&D Credit by filing IRS Form 6765, Credit for Increasing Research Activities.
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The credit is based, in part, on Qualified Research Expenditures (QREs) paid or incurred by a taxpayer during the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business of the taxpayer.
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