R&D tax credits for small businesses

You're leaving money on the table.

Relax, this one's fixable. If your team designs, builds, or tests anything, there's a good chance you qualify for R&D credits. We'll find them and turn your data into a complete, documented credit package.

Not profitable yet? You can still claim it. If you qualify as a small business, you can apply the credit directly against payroll taxes instead of income tax, up to $500,000 a year.

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Built by a R&D credit specialist One flat fee, no hourly meter Federal + California credits

The R&D credit gets overlooked for remarkably ordinary reasons.

It has its own form, its own rules, and multiple calculation methods. Here's what usually kills a claim before it even starts:

"Our tax person already covers it."

Form 6765 is a specialty. It requires its own calculations and documentation.

"We're too small to qualify."

There's no minimum amount necessary to claim. A handful of people doing technical work is plenty.

"We're not an R&D company."

Even if you aren't a tech startup, that doesn't mean you aren't performing research. The IRS definition of qualified research is broad, and the credit doesn't require you to be in a specific industry.

"It's too expensive to claim."

One flat fee covers the calculations, forms, documentation, and direct support. If your credit is small, we'll ensure that you are never charged more than 20% of your total credit

"It's too complicated."

Our software handles the complex calculations, and guides you through the entire process. You also get direct access to Jesse to answer any questions and provide expert support.

Claim the R&D credits with confidence

Every step is designed to make claiming your R&D credit straightforward and stress-free.

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Add Company Info

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Determine Projects

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Upload Payroll + Invoices

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Send Surveys

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Review Credits

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Download Forms + Package

If your team did any of this, you've probably got qualifying work.

Built or designed something new (even if it didn't work)

Tested and iterated until something finally worked

Tried several approaches before one worked

Engineered a new process or improved an existing one

Solved technical problems with no obvious answer

Explored whether an idea was even possible

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What you get

You walk away with everything you need to file.

This isn't a summary of your credit. It's the actual forms, the math behind them, and the paperwork to back it up.

The best of two credit methods

We calculate both IRS methods, then automatically use the one that produces the larger credit.

Completed tax forms

IRS Form 6765 and California Form 3523, completed and organized with the supporting calculations.

Documentation that shows your work

Project write-ups, survey results, and a methodology memo, so every number traces back to real data.

How we get there: you tell us about your projects and upload payroll and invoices. Your team fills out a short survey. We turn all of it into the package.

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Built for small teams doing technical work.

TaxHound is built for teams that:

Spent time building, testing, or iterating this year
Need Federal or California credit calculations completed
Want the forms and supporting documentation in one package
Prefer one flat fee with direct support from an R&D credit specialist

Why I built this

I spent ten years doing this work. First as a consultant, then in-house at large tech companies. The job never changes. Figure out which projects actually count. Dig through the time and payroll data. Document it the way the IRS expects.

Big companies pay six figures for this. Small companies mostly skip it, because the consulting fees don't make sense at their size. That always bugged me. The small teams taking actual technical risks are the ones who need the credit most, and they're usually the ones who never get it.

TaxHound is that same process, priced for a 10-person team instead of a Fortune 500 team. There's no junior staff at TaxHound. If you have a question, you're talking to me, not a support ticket.

Jesse Sheppard

Founder, TaxHound

Worth ten minutes to find out.

The estimator asks a few questions and gives you a ballpark number. Free.

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