Dollars for Design: Optimizing the R&D Tax Credit for Architecture & Engineering

Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
Presented by Kevin Sullivan, P.E., Partner, Brayn Consulting LLC

You are paying too much in taxes. Over 70% of architecture firms and their owners are not claiming a powerful tax incentive – the Research & Development Tax Credit. Are you missing out on dollars for design that could give you a competitive advantage? This course will cover eligibility requirements and how to leverage available information and technology within time tracking software to easily access this lucrative incentive.

 Learning Objectives: 

  1. Understand the four-part test and basic exclusions to R&D, including the main components of funded versus non-funded research
  2. Debunk the myths of the R&D tax credit
  3. Learn how to optimize time and project tracking to maximize tax credits 4. Participants will be able to effectuate necessary changes in future tax incentive claims to better position company and owners in case of audit
  4. Identify target-rich environments for R&D activities
    About your presenters:
    Brady Bryan, BBA, JD, CQIA, Founding Member and CEO, Brayn Consulting
    As BRAYN’s founder and CEO, Brady brings optimal value to mid- market clients through specialty tax incentives in a number of industries including architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and software. A licensed attorney in California and Texas himself, Brady has assembled an all-star team of BRAYNiacs.