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IRS Extends the Transition Deadline for R&D Tax Credit Claims
Experience the Acena Consulting Difference
Three R&D Tax Credit Updates That Could Impact Your Business
Three R&D Tax Credit Updates All Financial Advisors Should Know
R&D Expenses and Capitalization: What You Need to Know
R&D Expenses and Capitalization: What CPAs Need to Know
Tax Season is the Perfect Time to Conduct an R&D Tax Credit Study
Leveling the R&D Benefit Playing Field: Arizona’s Refundable Tax Credit
Countdown to October 15 C-Corporation Tax Deadline — Are You (or Your Clients) Ready?
Using The R&D Payroll Tax In Your New Business for Q3 2021
The Employee Retention Credit: A Breakdown of How to Leverage This Small Business Credit
Using The R&D Tax Credit To Offset Capital Gains From A Merger or Acquisition
Putting the Innovation Tax Credit to Work for Your Startup Business
Section 179D Is New, Permanent Tax Code — Why You Should Care
It’s Time (Almost): Maximize the R&D Tax Credit With These Year-End Planning Tips
Research and Development for Plant-Based Food Products
Are You Missing out on R&D Tax Credits at the State Level?
U.S. Manufacturers Considering Emerging and Disruptive Innovation Models
Understanding PATH Act Changes to the R&D Tax Credit Program
Reasons Small Business Owners Don't Think They Qualify for R&D Tax Credits
How Does The R&D Tax Credit Work?
How COVID-19 Is Impacting Agricultural Research and Development
Using Net Operating Losses to Drive R&D Tax Credit Benefits
Breaking Down the Basics of R&D Tax Credit Documentation
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act: What You Need to Know
How COVID is Creating R&D Tax Credit Opportunities
The R&D Tax Credit Audit: Planning for Success
Leveraging Research and Development with Your Tax Return Amendment
What California Business Owners Should Know About the R&D Tax Credit
Breaking Down the R&D Tax Credit Basics
Why the Tax Extension Makes Now a Good Time for an R&D Tax Audit
Partnering with a Trusted Tax Advisor to Grow Your Business
How COVID-19 May Impact the R&D Tax Credit
New Video: Understanding The Acena Process
Tips for Managing Qualifying R&D Documentation
The R&D Tax Credit: A Basic Guide for Small Business Owners
Does Your Utah Business Qualify for the R&D Tax Credit?
Food Processing Companies Can Leverage the R&D Tax Credit
How to Leverage the R&D Tax Credit for Internal-Use Software
Arizona Refundable R&D Tax Credit Levels the Benefit Playing Field
How to Identify (and Solve) Top Research and Development Challenges
Tips to Streamline Time Needed for an R&D Tax Credit Study
Year-End Planning Tips to Optimize R&D Tax Credit Benefits
How R&D Tax Can Drive Profit Margins for Hemp Businesses
Calculating IC-DISC Commission on Export-Related Revenues
Three Ways the Path Act Impacts the R&D Tax Credit
Software Companies Fail to Optimize Cash Flow with R&D Tax Credit
Are You Optimizing the R&D Tax Credit for Your Business?
Is Your Medical Device Company Missing Out on the R&D Tax Credit?
Calculating the R&D Tax Credit: What to Know About IRS Form 6765
Consequences of Improper Research and Development Tax Documentation
Understanding the Relationship Between AMT and Research Tax Credit
Six Things You Need to Know Before Claiming the R&D Tax Credit
The IC-DISC Tax Incentive: Five Things Most Small Businesses Don't Know
Leveraging R&D Tax Credits for Your Software and Technology Firm
Five (More) Reasons Why Companies Don't Claim the Research and Development Tax Credit
Three Surprising Industries That Qualify for the R&D Tax Credit
The U.S. Farm Bill Has Changed R&D Tax Credit Claims Within the Hemp Industry
Is a Research and Development Tax Credit Study Worth It?
Optimizing R&D Tax Credits for Your Contract Manufacturing Business
Four Ways a Tax Consultant is a CFO's Best Friend
Leveraging the R&D Tax Credit on an Existing Product
Three Ways the R&D Tax Credit Gives Your Business a Competitive Edge
Amending Prior Year Returns to Maximize R&D Tax Claim
Using Documentation to Minimize R&D Tax Credit Risk
How R&D Tax Credits Can Offset Payroll for Your Small Business
Questions to Ask When Pursuing a Cost Segregation Study
Understanding the Key Components of R&D Tax Credit Documentation
Beyond Cash Flow: Why You Should Consider an R&D Tax Credit
R&D Tax Credit Audit: Non-Qualifying Activities You Should Know
Understanding How the Innovation Tax Credit Impacts Small Businesses
Four Reasons Startups Miss Out on the R&D Tax Credit
Can the R&D Tax Credit Benefit Your Architecture and Engineering Firm?
The R&D Tax Credit as a Tier 1 Issue
Frequently Asked Questions About the R&D Tax Credit
How Does Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Affect the R&D Tax Credit?
Give Your Arizona Business the Credit it Deserves
Eight Things That Won't Pass an R&D Tax Credit Audit
Four Reasons to Consider a Cost Segregation Study
Mitigate Risk During an R&D Tax Claim Audit
IC-DISC Eligibility: Separating Fact From Fiction
Find the Right R&D Tax Credit Consultant for Your Business
Six R&D Tax Credit Myths You Can Stop Believing
Should You File a 280C(c) Election When Claiming R&D Tax Credits?
Identifying Technical Uncertainty for R&D Tax Credit Documentation
Understanding the Research & Development Tax Credit Process
R&D Tax Credit: The Impact on Small Business and Job Creation
R&D Tax Credit: A Six-Part Documentation Checklist
R&D Tax Credit: Industry Spotlight: Farming & Agriculture
Payroll Tax Credit: Controlled Groups
R&D Tax Credits Industry Spotlight - Civil Engineering
R&D Tax Credit: Failure vs. Success
Action Required: Making the Payroll Tax Election
Taking Advantage of Tax Incentives
How a Tax Advisor can help you grow your company
Small Business Owner’s Guide to the Research Tax Credit
Small Business Benefits of the R&D tax credit
Offsetting AMT with the new R&D Tax Credit
DPAD: The missing tax deduction
4 Christmas Presents from Congress
How a Tax Consultant Can Make a CFO’s Life Easier
R&D Tax Credit: Offsetting Payroll Taxes
4 Corporate Incentives to Remember
Offsetting AMT: The R&D Tax Credit
R&D Tax Credit Goes Permanent – Small Businesses Win Big!
CPA Firms-How to successfully outsource to a specialist
Defining Internal Use Software: What You Need to Know
5 Tax Secrets Your Tax Consultant Can Leverage for You
The Bottom Line Benefits of Tax Advisory Services
5 Important Facts About IC-DISC
Know What You're Using: Facts About Tax Credit Calculators
What Top Accounting Firms Have in Common
Last-Minute Tax Deductions and Credits for Business Owners
Tips for Finding the Right R&D Tax Credit Consultants
How to Leverage Last-Minute Tax Deductions
How to Calculate Commission for IC-DISC
R&D Tax Credit Overview
Permanent Research Credit Backed By House, Now Onto Uncertain Senate
R&D Tax Credit: A Six-Part Documentation Checklist
Behind the Scenes at Acena Consulting
Surprising Ways Your Tax Consultant Adds Value
Steps for Choosing the Right Tax Consultant
Take Advantage of the Corporation Research Credit
Businesses May Be Able to "Cash Out" Unused R&D Credits
Final ASC Regulations Offer Opportunity For New Claims
What is involved in a cost segregation study?
How to Prepare Your Small Business Client for an R&D Tax Credit Audit
Consequences of Improper Tax Documentation
More than 50 Tax Provisions Extended for One Year
EXPIRE ACT Approved in Senate Finance Committee for Tax Extenders
Defining "The Best"
Did you add Change to your goals?
Say Something!
How much did it cost?
Relationships Matter - Can we talk?
Made In California - Manufacturing & Supply Chain Done Right
R&D Tax Credit - Need to know changes
R&D Tax Credits - Aerospace & Defense Industry Focus
Top 5 Benefits of the R&D Tax Credit
The Only Important Critic
Surviving the R&D Tax Credit Audit
Acena Consulting - Relationships Matter
Clawing Back Tax Incentives
How can you substantiate an R&D Credit claim under audit (part 3)?
How can you substantiate an R&D Credit claim under audit (part 2)?
How can you substantiate an R&D tax credits claim under audit?
Experience Shapes Success
Does the R&D Tax Credit Miss the Target?
How does AMT affect the R&D tax credit?
8 Things that won’t pass an R&D tax credit audit (part 3)
8 Things that won’t pass an R&D tax credit audit (part 2)
8 Things that won't pass an R&D tax credit audit (part 1)
Integrity counts – Leopards don’t change their spots
R&D Credit Documentation Standards - The Moving Target
Client Success Story - Another home run hit with tax incentives
Tax Incentives - Saving tax dollars using a specialist
Choosing an IC-DISC Consultant (Part 2)
Client Expectations aren't static or reasonable....
Choosing an IC-DISC Consulting Firm (Part 1)
R&D Tax Credits - The Best Defense Wins Championships
IC DISC - IRS Audit Techniques Guide Released
Research Tax Credits - Estimates not accepted in Shami Court Case
How much time is needed to prepare for an R&D tax credit study?
R&D Tax Credits: Problems & Solutions Documenting Process (part 4)
IC DISC: What Services Qualify for IC DISC treatment?
R&D Tax Credits - Problems & Solutions Documenting Experimentation
R&D Credit - Problems & Solutions documenting Technical Uncertainty
A Change in the Qualified Dividends Rate could hurt exports
Problems & Solutions for Documenting the R&D Tax Credit (part 1)
IC DISC: Calculating IC DISC Commission Income
IC DISC: What is a Producer's Loan?
R&D Tax Credit Renewal-Making a Change that Matters
IC DISC Basics: What is qualified export property (part 2)?
How does contract manufacturing qualify for R&D tax credits? (part 4)
IC DISC: What is qualified export property? (part 1)
How does contract manufacturing qualify for R&D tax credits? (part 3)
IC DISC Basics: Defining IC DISC Revenue, Assets & Capitalization
How does contract manufacturing qualify for R&D tax credits? (part 2)
IC DISC Basics: Requirements to be an IC DISC
How does contract manufacturing qualify for R&D tax credits? (part 1)
R&D Tax Credits & AMT
Who's looking out for small business tax incentives?
Tax Incentives & Green Eye Shade Musings
IC DISC: Can I Include Past Export Sales In the IC DISC?
Myths of the R&D Tax Credit: More than incremental increases
Can US Distributors Qualify for IC DISC Tax Savings?
Is it R & D when my customer wants a new product?
Tax Incentives won't fix California's Budget
How Can Management Qualify for R&D Tax Credits
Food Industry & R&D tax credits
Obstacles
10 Reasons Not to Take R&D Tax Credits (part 2)
How Do You Define A Win?
10 Reasons not to take R&D tax credits (part 1)
Arizona Refundable Research Tax Credit - Supporting Innovation
Tax Incentives: Yes, It's Important
Can Farming Qualify for Research & Development Tax Credits?
Independence: Apparently for CPAs only!
Are all R&D tax credit firms the same?
Is the R&D Tax Credit a Tier 1 Issue?
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