Connecticut R&D Tax Credit Case Study

The R&D tax credit is one of the most valuable credits leveraged by companies. The R&D credit yields billions of dollars in federal and state benefits to companies engaged in qualifying research. The R&D tax credit can provide a significant reduction to current and future tax liabilities and a source of cash.

Benefits

  • Up to 13.5 cents of R&D tax credit for every qualified dollar
  • Dollar-for-dollar reduction in your federal and state income tax liability
  • Credit carried forward up to 20 years

Qualifications

More companies in Connecticut can now qualify for the R&D tax credit. Companies are able to qualify R&D activities beginning with the development of concepts and extend to the point where a product, process, formula, or other business component is ready to be commercially released. If you are engaged in any research activities, looking into a potential R&D tax credit may be a great benefit. In addition, look back studies can recognize unclaimed credits for the last 3 or 4 open tax years.

Case Study

A Stanford company designs and manufactures components for the aerospace industry. The company claims R&D credits each year for the development activities of its engineers. This project involved a multi-year study. The Company qualified for the federal R&D Tax Credit of $327,833 and an additional $184,000 of state R&D Tax Credit in Connecticut.

FEDERAL
CONNECTICUT
Year
Total QREs
Credit
Total QREs
Credit
2021
$1,300,000
$135,333
$1,300,000
$72,000
2020
$900,000
$91,000
$900,000
$52,000
2019
$650,000
$63,000
$650,000
$36,000
2018
$450,000
$38,500
$450,000
$24,000
Total $3,300,000 $327,833 $3,300,000 $184,000

Learn about how to qualify for Connecticut's R&D tax credit state benefits.

Four-Part Test

Qualified research activities are defined by the four-part test outlined below

  • Technological in Nature
    Activities must fundamentally rely on the principles of physical or biological science, engineering, or computer science.

  • Permitted Purpose
    Activities must be performed in an attempt to improve the functionality, performance, reliability, or quality of a new or existing business component.

  • Eliminate Uncertainty
    Activities intended to discover information that could eliminate technical uncertainty concerning the development or improvement of a product.

  • Experimentation
    All activities must include a process of experimentation including testing, modeling, simulating, and systematic trial and error.

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