Are R&D Tax Credits Available in Delaware?
The state of Delaware provides the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit very similar to the federal version including the definition of qualifying research. Below are some of the differences between the federal and Pennsylvania research credits:
- There are two ways to calculate credit. First, use 10% of the excess of the taxpayer's total Delaware qualified R&D expenses for the taxable year over the taxpayer's Delaware base amount. Second, 50% of Delaware’s apportioned share of the credit if using the federal Alternative Simplified method.
- For taxpayers with average gross receipts under $20 million, the credit rate is adjusted to 10%, and using the Alternative Simplified method allows 100% of Delaware’s apportioned share of the federal credit.
- Qualified research must take place in Delaware.
- Excess Delaware research credits can be carried forward for fifteen years and are refundable.
- Qualified taxpayers must submit an application to the Division of Revenue by September 15 for research expenses incurred in the taxable year that ended in the prior calendar year.
Delaware R&D Tax Credit Case Study
A company in Dover, Delaware with fewer than 50 employees had never before claimed the R&D Tax Credit. This project involved a multi-year study covering the tax years 2019 – 2021. The Company qualified for the federal R&D Tax Credit of $271,832 and an additional $114,562 of state R&D Tax Credit in Delaware.
FEDERAL
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DELAWARE
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Year
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Total QREs
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Credit
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Total QREs
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Credit
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2021
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$1,200,000
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$127,166
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$1,000,000
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$52,986
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2020
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$850,000
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$92,166
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$700,000
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$37,951
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2019
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$500,000 |
$52,500
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$450,000
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$23,625
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Total | $2,550,000 | $271,832 | $2,150,000 | $114,562 |
You can read more about this Delaware case study here.
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.Research and Development Tax Insights

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