Currently, the definition of a QSB is an entity that has gross receipts for the current taxable year of less than $5,000,000, and the entity did not have gross receipts for any tax year before the 5-tax-year period ending with the current credit year (e.g., in the 2020 taxable year, an entity may not have had any gross receipts in 2015 or prior). This new provision allows taxpayers to expand the amount of qualified R&D expenses they include in their R&D tax credit computation.Ī key provision of IRC 41 includes the ability of Qualified Small Businesses (“QSB”) to utilize its R&D tax credit against the FICA portion of their payroll tax liability. Training does not include wages paid or incurred in connection with general employer training.

The term employee training expenses means any wages paid or incurred to an employee in connection with training for the employee to perform qualified services, which includes engaging in qualified research or engaging in the direct supervision or direct support of research activities that constitute qualified research. Under FORWARD, the definition of a qualified R&D expense is expanded to include employee training expenses, in addition to the existing in-house research expenses and contract research expenses. Additionally, it could expand activities that would qualify for the research and development tax credit. Applying these modifications to the existing law could allow companies that invest in the research and development of new or improved products, processes, formulas, computer software, techniques, or inventions quicker ways to monetize their research and development (“R&D”) tax credit. 3593) called “Furthering Our Recovery With American Research & Development Act” (“FORWARD”), which makes changes to and expands Internal Revenue Code Section 41: Credit for Increasing Research Activities (“IRC 41”). Senator Chris Coons of Delaware recently introduced legislation (S.

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