Your business may be owed a significant tax credit
If your team has been building, improving, or experimenting with products or technology, the government will pay you back a portion of what you spent. We handle the paperwork.
Takes 2–3 minutes · No account required · Federal estimate only
What is the R&D Tax Credit?
Plain English, no jargon.
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The government rewards innovation
If your company spent money developing or improving a product, process, piece of software, or any technology — the IRS will give you a portion of that money back as a tax credit.
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It reduces your actual tax bill
This is not a deduction that lowers your taxable income. It directly reduces the taxes you owe, dollar for dollar. Startups can even apply it against payroll taxes.
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The paperwork is the hard part
Most businesses qualify but never claim it because the documentation is complex. We collect the right information, run the calculations, and produce the exact form your accountant needs.
Step 1 of 8
Does your business develop or improve anything?
This includes products, processes, software, formulas, techniques, or inventions — whether for your own use or to sell/license to others.
Based on this answer your activities may not qualify, but continue — a professional review may find otherwise.
Preliminary estimate only · Federal tax purposes only · Not tax advice
Did you face uncertainty, and did you experiment to solve it?
At the start of your project, did you not know exactly how to achieve your goal? Did you test things, prototype, model, or try different approaches to figure it out?
This is one of the core requirements. Without uncertainty and experimentation the activities may not qualify — but continue for your estimate.
Preliminary estimate only · Federal tax purposes only · Not tax advice
Was your work based on science, engineering, or computer science?
Did the work rely on principles from physical science, biology, engineering, or software/computer science? (This rules out things like market research or artistic work.)
Research in social sciences, arts, or humanities does not qualify. You may still have qualifying activities — continue for your estimate.
Preliminary estimate only · Federal tax purposes only · Not tax advice
Was any of your research done outside the United States?
Only expenses for research performed inside the US, Puerto Rico, or US territories count towards the credit.
We'll apply this percentage to your expenses.
Preliminary estimate only · Federal tax purposes only · Not tax advice
How much did you spend on R&D last year?
Rough estimates are fine — these numbers are used only for the estimate below. Include only costs for US-based activities.
Contractor costs are automatically reduced to 65% of what you paid, as required by the IRS.
Qualified wages$0
Qualified supplies$0
Contractor costs (×65%)$0
Total qualifying expenses$0
Preliminary estimate only · Federal tax purposes only · Not tax advice
A few quick disqualifiers — check any that apply
If any of these apply to your research, it may reduce or eliminate the credit for that portion of work.
One or more of your checked items may reduce the qualifying expenses. A full review will clarify exactly what applies.
Preliminary estimate only · Federal tax purposes only · Not tax advice
Tell us a bit about your business
This helps us check if you're eligible for extra benefits like applying the credit against payroll taxes.
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Your Estimated R&D Tax Credit
Based on the information you provided. Both methods are shown — your accountant will choose which is better for your situation.
Regular Method
$0
Most common approach
ASC Method
$0
If no prior R&D history
Qualified employee wages$0
Qualified supplies$0
Contractor costs (×65%)$0
Total qualifying expenses$0
Payroll Tax Credit: Because your business is relatively new and/or under $5M in revenue, you may be able to apply up to $500,000 of this credit directly against your payroll taxes — not just income tax.
This is a preliminary estimate for federal tax purposes only. State R&D credit treatment varies significantly by state and is not included here. Actual credit may differ based on detailed substantiation and your full tax situation. This is not tax advice.