The Fiona Show: R&D Tax Credit
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The Fiona Show: R&D Tax Credit
Only a small percentage of companies who qualify for the R&D tax credits actually apply. Why? Usually because they don’t know they qualify—or they don’t realize how much they can benefit. In The Fiona Show: R&D Tax Credits podcast, CrossBorder Solutions’ experts reveal the truth about R&D tax incent...
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Episode 40: The Amortization of R&D Expenses
Beginning in 2022, businesses will have to amortize R&D expenses instead of being able to deduct them in the year in which they occurred. Today, we sp...

Episode 39: The New Guidance for Refundable R&D Tax Credit Claims
The IRS’s new guidance offers taxpayers additional compliance burdens—and it goes into effect on January 10, 2022. (That’s right—next week!) What does...

Episode 38: China's R&D Tax Incentives
What do China’s R&D incentives look like? And how is the country positioning itself to take the global innovation lead and leave the U.S. in the dust?...

Episode 37: An International Overview of the R&D Tax Credit
CrossBorder Solutions Manager of R&D Tax Credit Lydia Clowney takes a closer look at how countries in Europe and Asia are changing their R&D tax incen...

Episode 36: The United States of Innovation
CrossBorder Solutions' Manager of R&D Tax Credit Lydia Clowney takes a closer look at R&D innovation zones in New Jersey and Nevada and explains the i...

Episode 35: R&D and Agile Business Strategies
The prospect of implementing agile processes in product development can be daunting. But depending on the industry, the benefits can make a world of d...

Episode 34: The Critical Role R&D Played in the Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccine Race
On today's episode, Stephen Ezell of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation joins CrossBorder Solutions' Lydia Clowney to discuss the role...

Episode 33: Cautionary Tale: Fashion Designer's $750k R&D Claim Gets Rejected
Fashion can be a sector of great innovation. Have you ever heard of something called "smart fabric"? On today's episode, we take a closer look at a re...

Episode 32: How a Microchip Became the World's Greatest Battleground for R&D Competition
As semiconductor production is among the most globally competitive industries, the sector is ripe with R&D opportunities. On today's episode, CrossBor...

Episode 31: The Bipartisan Nature of the R&D Tax Credit
Representatives from blue, red, and purple states can all agree on the value of one thing: Innovation. In this week’s episode of The Fiona Show: R&D T...

Episode 30: The Challenges (Legal and Philosophical) of AI
The growing use of Artificial Intelligence is creating new problems, along with solutions, for patent offices, auditors, and taxpayers alike. In this...

Episode 29: Thinking Inside the (Patent) Box
Several countries around the world offer patent box regimes, additional R&D tax incentives offered on patented intangible assets. Why doesn’t the U.S....

Episode 28: Should the U.S. Follow Australia’s Lead and Propose a Software Credit?
Some in Australia are calling for an R&D credit just for software that’s more startup-friendly than the current incentives. Swinburne University Profe...

Episode 27: Is It Time to Raise the Alternative Simplified Credit?
The R&D tax credit is often used by large corporations to lower their tax burdens—and now it’s being used by small- and mid-sized businesses, too. On...

Episode 26: R&D for the Food and Beverage Industry
CrossBorder Solutions’ Manager of R&D Tax Credit Lydia Clowney explains how Section 41’s exclusion of projects related to “taste” does not refer to bi...

Episode 25: How R&D Credits Vary State by State
A refresher on the federal R&D tax credit followed by a tour of the various R&D incentives offered throughout the United States, with special guest UC...

Episode 24: A Deeper Dive into the Alternative Simplified Credit
Co-author of “The Effectiveness of the R&D Tax Credit: Evidence from the Alternative Simplified Credit,” Professor Andrew Finley, discusses how the AS...

Episode 23: Will the US Fall Behind China in R&D?
China managed to increase its R&D spending by double-digit percentages two years in a row, and they're not slowing down any time soon. Is the US in da...

Episode 22: The Surprising Companies that Can Qualify for the R&D Tax Credit
R&D work doesn't always involve scientists in lab coats pouring chemicals into beakers. CrossBorder Solutions Director of R&D Tax Incentives Rahim Wal...

Episode 21: Could Redesigning the Workforce Lead to Easier R&D Tax Credit Claims?
Reorganizing your departments may foster fruitful collaborations and lead to a major boost for R&D tax credits. CrossBorder Solutions Director of R&D...

Episode 20: Could Tech R&D Tax Breaks Turn the UK Into a Scientific Superpower?
The UK's new finance bill aims to supercharge R&D investment. Research Director at the Entrepreneurs Network Sam Dumitriu joins CrossBorder Solutions...

Episode 19: 'Build Back Better' and the U.S. R&D Tax Credit
'Build Back Better.' With just three words - and $3 trillion - President Biden will kick off his administration’s ambitious plans to revitalize the ec...

Episode 18: Are Changes to GILTI on the Way?
The U.S. Senate is eyeing an overhaul of several TCJA provisions: GILTI, FDII, and the BEAT. CrossBorder Solutions Director of R&D Tax Incentives Rahi...

Episode 17: The Innovation Centers Acceleration Act
CrossBorder Solutions Director of R&D Tax Incentives Rahim Walji and Information Technology and Innovation Foundation founder and president Robert Atk...

Episode 16: Which Tax Incentives Work?
Fostering innovation that benefits everyone is the noble aim of just about every R&D tax incentive, but do they always work out that way? Vice Preside...

Episode 15: The R&D Tax Credit in Australia
CrossBorder Solutions R&D Tax Incentives Rahim Walji and Solutions Engineer Allen Tobin take a closer look at the credit in Australia -- one of the mo...

Episode 14: Economic Recovery and the Future of R&D Tax Credits in the U.S.
R&D tax credits promise innovation and greater economic activity no matter what's going on in the world. On this week's podcast, economist Erica York...

Episode 13: Cautionary Tales: What "Substantially All" Really Means to the IRS
Learn how one company tried to claim an R&D tax credit using the "Substantially All" rule but fell short, and how you can avoid doing the same.

Episode 12: Acing Your R&D Credit Application
This shipbuilding company conducted innovative R&D activities, yet failed to represent them adequately to the IRS. How can you avoid the same mistakes...

Episode 11: The Impact of State-Level R&D Tax Credits on the Quality and Quantity of Entrepreneurship
CrossBorder Solutions Director of R&D Tax Incentives Rahim Walji and Boston University Questrom School of Business Lecturer and Faculty Director of MB...

Episode 10: The R&D Tax Credit and TCJA's Amortization Laws
With a new US administration in place and a pandemic recovery on the horizon, one word is on everyone's mind when it comes to the R&D tax credit: amor...

Episode 9: R&D Tax Credits in Canada
This episode of ‘Fiona’s R&D Tax Credits Podcast’ examines the R&D tax credit in Canada—its evolution, benefits, and the programs in place to support...

Episode 8: Valuable Lessons About the R&D Tax Credit
One company's documentation (or lack of it) cost the business a robust R&D tax credit. Here, we discuss where the company went wrong and how to avoid...

Episode 7: The Alternative Simplified Credit vs The Regular R&D Tax Credit
CrossBorder Solutions Director of R&D Tax Incentives Rahim Walji explains the two standard methods for calculating the R&D tax credit: the regular res...

Episode 6: The R&D Tax Credit and Audits: Debunking the Biggest Myth in R&D Tax Credits
On this episode of 'Fiona's R&D Tax Credit Podcast', CrossBorder Solutions' Director of R&D Tax Incentives Rahim Walji debunks one of the most-common...

Episode 5: The Truth About America’s R&D Tax Credits
On today's podcast, CrossBorder Solutions Director of R&D Tax Incentives Rahim Walji talks about the history of the R&D Tax Credit in the US and why s...

Episode 4: Will the American Growth Act Grow the R&D Tax Credit?
When it comes to the R&D tax credit, you’ll hear a lot about changing regulations, but the American GROWTH Act, proposed by Congressman Kevin Brady (R...

Episode 3: Doubling Down
The R&D tax credit, one of the most generous corporate tax credits in America, incentivizes businesses to create jobs, invest in innovation, and grow...

Episode 2: Pushing FORWARD: Just how far ahead will the FORWARD Act bring America?
R&D tax credit legislation is changing all the time. The FORWARD Act, one of the latest proposals to expand the R&D tax credit, promises to make it mo...

Episode 1: The Solution to R&D Tax Credits: CrossBorder Solutions
Isn’t it enough that you’re busy innovating, creating new drugs, inventing new products, and streamlining processes—but you have to record all the det...