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...
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...
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...
R&D Tax Credit Update 2014 – New Tax Court case on R&D credits rules favorably for taxpayer on almost all aspects of the case involving development of hardware and software. The taxpayer developed telephone equipment and related software and claimed the...
The IRS recently published new proposed regulations for research & development (R&D) costs under Section 174 that amend some of the rules around what costs qualify under Section 174 for an R&D deduction. In general, these amendments attempt to quell...
