Late last year a Research and Development case highlighted the importance of understanding the subtleties of qualifying software R&D claims. The case, the United States of America vs. Davenport, Civil Action No.: 3:09-CV-2455-L reached judgment in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division of the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the IRS over […]
H.R. 8, “The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012,” passed the Senate and the House, with the President signing the bill on January 3, 2013. There were a number of business and energy tax extensions in the bill that included among others the extension and modification of the research (R&E) credit. The R&E credit has […]
An Appeals Settlement Guideline for Qualified Research Expenses – Extraordinary a for Utilities, UIL 41.51-01 was released in late March that provides guidance on whether amounts incurred by a taxpayer for utilities expenses in buildings in which qualified research was conducted (“Research Buildings”) are qualified research expenses as defined in I.R.C. Sec. 41(b). Background: Taxpayers […]
In the November 2008 BCP R&E Newsletter, we discussed a few areas of future growth and research & development in the energy industry – namely Distributed Energy and Carbon Management. With the current Obama-Biden Economic and Stimulus Plan likely to pass, there are several key components related to R&E that you should keep on your […]
