Research & Development Tax Credit

Let’s Talk About What Counts

Paying engineers, developers, or technical teams?
Their wages may qualify.
 

Building prototypes or conducting product testing?
Those costs may be eligible.
 

Improving manufacturing processes or internal systems?
That often qualifies as well.
 

If your work involves technical uncertainty, experimentation, iteration, or performance improvement, you’re likely performing qualified research activities.

How the Credit Creates Value

The federal R&D Tax Credit delivers a dollar-for-dollar reduction in tax liability based on qualified research expenses:

1. Technical employee wages
2. Contractor expenses
3. Development supplies and materials
4. Certain cloud computing costs

• Profitable companies reduce income tax liability.
• Qualified startups can apply up to $500,000 annually against payroll taxes.

Where Companies Lose Value

R&D rarely looks like “lab-coat” research.
 

• It happens on production floors.
• Inside engineering design reviews.
• Across software development sprints.
• During performance testing and process optimization.

Without a disciplined technical and financial review, credits are often underclaimed or avoided due to documentation concerns.

THAT’S MARGIN LEFT ON THE TABLE.

ABGi Captures the Full Credit Opportunity

We work directly with technical, finance, and executive leadership to:

• Identify qualifying activities across departments
• Quantify eligible expenses with precision
• Calculate federal and state credits
• Align credit strategy with long-term growth objectives

The result is a structured claim prepared by seasoned tax professionals, collectively with decades of experience, and reviewed by in-house tax attorneys.
 

Every engagement is executed by internal professionals and never outsourced to other providers; further, we never rely on AI to lead our studies or generate our work product. ABGi uses real professionals to deliver precise analysis aligned with regulatory standards backed by deep experience and accountability.

Innovation Demands Investment. The Credit Improves the Return.

The R&D Tax Credit is one of the most valuable permanent incentives available to growth-focused companies.

If you are building, testing, refining, or innovating – the opportunity is there.

Let ABGi capture the R&D credit for you.