What could your credit be worth?
A few questions, a ballpark number. Takes about two minutes.
Your actual credit depends on your wages, supplies, and contractor spend, plus which method works out best in your situation. A 10-person team spending half their time on qualifying work typically lands somewhere in the tens of thousands of dollars.
group About Your Team
Include engineers, developers, scientists, designers, and anyone involved in R&D or technical problem-solving.
schedule Time on Qualifying Work
location_on California Employees
California offers an additional state R&D tax credit.
history Prior Year Credits
You can claim the R&D credit for up to 3 prior years. Filing in 2026, you could still claim for 2022, 2023, and 2024 if you haven't already.
show_chart Company Revenue
This lets us run both calculation methods and show you the larger one.
If you're unsure, a rough estimate is fine.
We'll use the simplified credit method which works well for most companies.
bar_chart Here's a rough estimate.
Total Potential Credit
$0
Federal Credit
$0
California Credit
$0
Year-by-Year Breakdown
| Tax Year | Federal | California | Total |
|---|
What you'd net after our fee
| Total Potential Credit | $0 |
|
TaxHound flat fee
Federal and California credits, all in |
- $2,999 |
| Your Net Benefit | $0 |
Ready to claim your credit?
TaxHound walks you through every step, from organizing your data to generating the forms your preparer files with your return.
This is a rough estimate to give you an idea of what's possible. Your actual credit depends on the specifics of your situation. TaxHound will calculate your actual credit from your real payroll and project data.