{"id":9066,"date":"2021-10-01T18:26:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T18:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxops.com\/?p=9066"},"modified":"2021-11-19T16:41:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T16:41:54","slug":"research-and-development-credits-cpe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxops.com\/research-and-development-credits-cpe\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Development Credits CPE: Into the Weeds on Lucrative Credits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/RD-CPE-4U-2021-1-1024x536.png\" alt=\"innovative technology background for research credit CPE announcement with Mark Dunning on December 7\" class=\"wp-image-9400 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/RD-CPE-4U-2021-1-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/RD-CPE-4U-2021-1-980x513.png 980w, https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/RD-CPE-4U-2021-1-480x251.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/RD-CPE-4U-2021-1-1024x536.png\" alt=\"innovative technology background for research credit CPE announcement with Mark Dunning on December 7\" class=\"wp-image-9400 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/RD-CPE-4U-2021-1-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/RD-CPE-4U-2021-1-980x513.png 980w, https:\/\/taxops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/RD-CPE-4U-2021-1-480x251.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>On December 7, Mark Dunning, partner at TaxOps Minimization, will present a half-day class on qualifying activities and calculating research credits, a task not for the faint of heart. Tax, finance, accounting and other interested professionals can learn how to make sense of these lucrative credits and the many nuances in claims in this timely CPE4U program.<\/em> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tuesday, December 7, 2021<\/strong> | <a href=\"https:\/\/cpe4ucolorado.com\/Seminar\/detail\/8931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Register Dec. 7\">Register<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1:00pm-4:30pm MT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This half-day course will review the basic and intermediary levels of claiming the research and development (R&amp;D) credit, including how qualified research is defined, the various details of the \u00adcredit calculations, and properly supporting or documenting such claim. This course will also highlight IRS examination trends and concerns as well as financial statement aspects of claiming the \u00adcredit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Objective:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After completing this course the participant will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Explain the background of the research and development credit and recent legislation.<\/li><li>Define qualified research under statutory and case law.<\/li><li>Distinguish and recognize the issues pertaining to internal-use software.<\/li><li>Calculate regular and alternative simplified credit, including:<ul><li>Base period;<\/li><li>Start-up company rules;<\/li><li>Acquisition and disposition application;<\/li><li>Controlled groups.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Explain the need for contemporaneous documentation.<\/li><li>Recognize the role of the Internal Revenue Service, including:<ul><li>Issue management network\/Tier I;<\/li><li>Examination trends;<\/li><li>Pre-filing agreements.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Describe financial statement benefit issues.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/taxops.com\/mark-dunning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Mark Dunning\">T. Mark Dunning<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;CPA, is the managing partner of TaxOps Minimization, where he leads an experienced team in implementing tax-saving projects. Previously he was responsible for the coordination, management, and execution of large research credit studies at EY, and he also has worked extensively with small and mid-size companies on their R&amp;D issues. An accomplished negotiator with the IRS and state tax authorities, he managed four of the 23 IRS pre-filing agreement projects granted and closed in the research credit area by the IRS. 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