McGuire on the Wire Episode 60

Jamie Skerston shares her journey at McGuire Sponsel and how she’s seen the R&D practice and team evolve over the past several years.

Kyle Riddle joins the podcast to share the latest on our R&D practice and discuss the state of the R&D industry. 

This blog discusses reverse engineering vs. evolutionary and revolutionary development and what activities do or do not qualify for the R&D Tax Credit.

McGuire Sponsel worked with a software developer to do a current year R&D Tax Credit study.

McGuire Sponsel worked with a specialty design/build entity to do both a current year and retroactive R&D Tax Credit study.

In this webinar, David Seibel and Tanner Niehaus discuss key differences in state and federal R&D credits as it relates to qualification criteria, calculation methods, and processes for claiming the credit

One category of expenses that can present challenges when evaluating and claiming the R&D Credit is “supplies used in the conduct of qualified research”. David Seibel and Tanner Niehaus discuss key factors in assessing what types of expenses are eligible for R&D Credit inclusion.

The construction sector and related industries hold many misconceptions as it relates to the R&D Credit. There are a number of considerations for each individual company to make when evaluating if it is appropriate to pursue a R&D Credit claim.

A commonly misunderstood exclusion of the R&D Credit is the Adaptation Exclusion. Due to its intricacy, this exclusion has been an area of increased federal and state scrutiny and also given some taxpayers and CPAs pause for pursuing claims.

The healthcare sector is ever evolving and ripe with R&D activities, but what activities and business practices are eligible for R&D Credit inclusion?