Industries
If you build, test or improve, you may qualify.
The R&D credit isn’t just for labs. Here are examples of activities that often qualify in the industries we serve.
Software & technology
Activities that often qualify:
- Developing new algorithms or data processing methods
- Building scalable architecture or improving performance
- New integrations where the approach was uncertain
- Developing internal tools that meet the high-threshold tests for internal-use software
Healthcare & medical devices
Activities that often qualify:
- Designing and prototyping new devices or components
- Developing clinical or diagnostic software
- Testing materials, sterilization or reliability
- Improving manufacturing processes for devices
E-commerce
Activities that often qualify:
- Building recommendation or search engines
- Developing logistics, routing or inventory optimization tools
- Improving site performance and checkout reliability at scale
- Creating new fraud-detection or pricing models
Pharma & life sciences
Activities that often qualify:
- Formulation development and stability testing
- Process development and scale-up
- Developing analytical methods
- Pre-clinical and clinical research activities
Manufacturing
Activities that often qualify:
- Designing prototypes, molds and tooling
- Developing automation and robotics
- Improving yield, quality or energy use through process changes
- Testing new materials and production methods
Don’t see your industry?
Qualified research happens in many sectors, including agriculture, architecture, engineering services and more.
Ask usExamples are illustrative. Whether an activity qualifies depends on the specific facts and the four-part test.
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