And the state. We document real process and building work so it can support tax savings when the rules fit.
Your accountant or ours.
Under IRC §41, the work must aim at a better product, process, or software; rely on hard science or engineering; start from a real unknown; and test alternatives with results. Preference surveys and training do not count.
Product, process, or software improved in performance, reliability, or quality.
Hard science or engineering, not opinion.
Capability, method, or design unclear at the start.
Options tried and measured.
Why our process lens helps. We look at how people, equipment, and workflow actually run. That is often where the technical unknown lives, and where the trial data already exists. Federal credit first; many states piggyback when the same facts hold.
You built, bought, or renovated. The shell is often 39 years. Parts that serve equipment or process, not only the structure, can often move to 5, 7, or 15 years.
Why our process lens helps. We ask what each system is for. Same electrical run: general lights stay long-life; power to process equipment may not. Drawings, invoices, and how the space is used become the evidence.
You tell us what changed.
We check IRS and state rules.
We build the file from your records.
Never a percent of tax savings.
When the facts do not qualify.
Evidence from the time of the work.
Confidential.
A scientific measurement segment: short drills, rest, retest. Separate from tax. Sometimes measuring the gain is what sparks a real R&D or cost seg project later.
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