Practical Guide to Research and Development Tax Incentives--Federal, State, and Foreign (2nd Edition)

Topics and Contents

1: Introduction to R&D Tax Incentives and Their Role in the World Economy
2: Federal Incentives for Research and Development
3: the Deduction for R&D Expenditures
4: the Research Credit: Foundations and Eligible Expenditures
5: the Research Credit: Elements of Qualified Research
6: the Research Credit: Excluded Activities
7: the Incremental Research Credit: Computational Rules
8: the Research Credit: Payments for Basic Research
9: the Research Credit: Documenting the Credit and Defending Against Irs
Challenges
10: State Tax Incentives for Research and Development
11: International Research Tax Incentives
Appendix--Practice Tools:
Legislative Activity Concerning the Federal Research Credit
Audit Techniques Guide
Regulatory Activity Under Code Sec. 41
Summary of Internal-Use Software Examples
Survey Form for Research Managers
Summary of State Research Incentives
Summary Chart of International R&D Tax Incentives
Form 6765 and Instructions