R&D Tax CreditERTCSection 174Industries
Aerospace & Defense
Alcoholic Beverages
Food & Beverage
Architecture & Engineering
Industrial Hemp & CBD
Manufacturing
Medical & Pharmaceutical
Software & Technology
Sub Industries
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ArchitectureCivil EngineeringConstruction EngineeringElectrical EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringLEED / Sustainable ArchitectureMechanical Engineering
Product EngineeringStructural Engineering
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AgricultureApparel & TextilesAutomotive & Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs)Consumer Packaged GoodsChemicalsElectronicsFood & Consumer Packaging
Industrial AutomationMetals & AlloysOil & GasSemiconductorsRobotics ManufacturingShipbuilding & MarineTool & DiePlastic Injection Molding
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Analytic Research LaboratoriesClinical TrialsCompoundingGeneric Drug DevelopmentMedical DevicesMedical Equipment Manufacturers
Orphan Drug DevelopmentPackagingPharmaceutical Development / ReformulationReagent DevelopmentVaccines
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Artificial IntelligenceBlockchainCryptocurrencyCybersecurityElectronics
FinTechRoboticsTelecommunicationsVR/AR DevelopmentVideo Game Development
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District of Columbia
Payroll Tax Credit
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The Payroll Tax Credit is an extension of the R&D Tax Credit that allows qualified small businesses (QSBs) to use their federal R&D tax credits to offset their payroll. Learn more about the Payroll Tax Credit here.
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What is the R&D Tax Credit?

What is the Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credit?

The R&D tax credit is a $22B government tax incentive to reward U.S. businesses for their investments in innovation and technology advancements.
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Confusion and complexity surround the R&D tax credit, resulting in millions in unclaimed credits. Don’t let that stop your company from qualifying. Strike’s experts will quickly evaluate your tax credit opportunity.  
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Companies developing new or improved products, software, apps, processes, techniques, formulas, or inventions can qualify. This can include new functionality, as well as quality, reliability and performance enhancements.

What is the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC)?

Also known as the “ERC” or “ERTC”, the Employee Retention Tax Credit provides businesses impacted by COVID-19 with a cash payment from the IRS of up to $26,000 per employee.

Businesses qualify by confirming a reduction in revenue in any quarter during 2020 or 2021 as compared to 2019 or by demonstrating a full or partial disruption to business operations resulting from a governmental COVID-19 related order or decree.

What is the ERTC?

The R&D tax credit is a $22B government tax incentive to reward U.S. companies for their investments in innovations and technology advancements.
All expenses must undergo The 4-Part Test to qualify. These could be wages, supplies, software/cloud service, or even contract research.

Dollar For Dollar

The R&D tax credit reduces federal, state, income, and payroll tax liabilities. Meaning, if you owe $70K to the IRS and your federal credit is $70K, you will owe $0.

Federal & State

The Federal R&D tax credit is a permanent tax credit, thanks to the PATH Act passed in 2015. There are 36 states who currently have their own state-level version of the R&D tax credit. It's important to note, a business can qualify for both the federal credit and their respective state credit.

Generate Cash Refunds

The IRS issues cash refunds to businesses and their owners (pass-through entities) that engaged in R&D but did not claim the credit on a timely filed return. Businesses can retroactively amend their tax returns for the past three or more years, resulting in substantial cash refunds.

Apply to Payroll Tax

Start-ups may be eligible to apply the R&D tax credit against their payroll taxes for up to five years. Recent legislation has increased the allowable amount for start-ups to offset payroll taxes from $250,000 to a maximum of $500,000 per year.
Learn more about the R&D tax credit
Enacted as part of the Coronovirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securty (CARES) Act, qualifying small businesses can receive up to $26,000 per employee via direct payment.

$26,000 Per Employee

Businesses that meet the requirements and are eligible for both 2020 and 2021 could be looking at up to $26,000 per employee in employee retention tax credits.

What If I Claimed PPP?

You can still qualify for the ERC, despite claiming PPP. 

The amount of any PPP loans forgiven are simply backed out of the wage calculation. Strike experts ensure all of your calculations include any PPP forgiveness.

Do I Qualify?

If you own a small business and experienced any of the following, you likely qualify: Reduction in revenue or Reduction in hours
Full or partial shutdown
Supply chain disruptions

There’s Still Time to Claim

There is no limit to how many businesses can claim the credit or how much funds are available. But there is limited time to amend your tax returns and receive the credit.
Learn more about the ERTC

Don't just take our word for it, hear what others have to say.

After we engaged Strike, their team went to work right away to gather detailed information and conducted interviews in a comprehensive evaluation of the qualifying R&D activities. We are very pleased with their professionalism and timely delivery of a quality R&D tax credit study report.

Peter L.

Principal

Strike did an excellent job identifying, documenting, and capturing the R&D tax credits for us. I sincerely appreciate the level of effort, professionalism, and client service the Strike team provided throughout this project.

Grant H.

CFO

From day one through completion of the project, we felt as if we had the best in the business overseeing our project and they made us feel as if we were always their top priority. With 3 years of past R&D tax credits captured, we will continue using Strike for all future R&D tax credit management.

Brandon N.

CEO

Strike immediately began working to gather the necessary information while minimizing the burden on my staff. We look forward to working with Strike for years to come.

Ken H.

Co-Founder

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