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Research & Development Tax Credit

Software Developers

 

Example Of Qualified Activities

 

  • Developing a new mobile application with features not previously available (e.g., real-time language translation, biometric authentication, AI-driven recommendations).
     
  • Enhancing an existing app by improving performance, scalability, or user experience.
     
  • Coding in multiple languages to build cross-platform mobile applications.
     
  • Leveraging APIs, SDKs, and cloud infrastructure in novel ways to deliver new technical capabilities.
     
  • Determining whether a new architecture will meet performance and scalability requirements.
     
  • Evaluating whether a new AI or ML model can process real-time data with sufficient accuracy.
     
  • Testing whether a mobile app can maintain functionality across multiple operating systems without loss of performance.
     
  • Developing multiple prototypes of an app feature and testing which version meets business requirements.
     
  • Running A/B tests and user acceptance tests to refine functionality.
     
  • Debugging, refining, and rewriting code after failed initial versions.
     
  • Conducting load and stress testing to determine the optimal configuration for cloud hosting and data handling. 
     
  • Payment Integration: Creating a secure, PCI-compliant mobile payment gateway with fraud detection.
     
  • AI (Artificial Intelligent) Chatbots: Developing a chatbot that learns from user interaction and improves accuracy over time.
     
  • Data Synchronization: Designing an app that synchronizes across devices in real-time.
     
  • AR/VR Apps: Building augmented reality features for e-commerce or gaming apps.
     
  • Healthcare/FinTech Compliance: Developing applications that securely store, transmit, and encrypt sensitive data (HIPAA, SOC-2, GDPR).

 

 

Eligible Expenses

 

  • W2 Wages: Wages for Ownership, Engineers, and Developers.
     
  • Cloud/Software Expenses: Monthly cloud-based subscriptions (AWS) and development platforms.
     
  • Contract Research (1099s): Payments for outside design and development efforts.