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R&D Tax Credits by Industry
From orthodontics to wound care: the activities that qualify for R&D Tax Credits may surprise you
The research and development (R&D) tax credit was created to incentivize companies in numerous industries to keep innovative jobs here in the United States. See our industry-specific pages to learn more about qualification criteria – what your company is working on right now may be eligible for significant tax breaks.
Dentistry is rapidly adopting technology, such as digital imaging and CAD-CAM labs. Clinicians need to develop protocols, train staff, and evaluate efficacy, all of which require significant R&D investments.
Bringing new procedures into your practice requires workflow, design, training, and case outcome evaluations – often with little clinically recognizable guidance. These steps all require significant investments in R&D
Most stages of the software development process qualify as R&D, and software companies recoup some of the highest of their R&D expenditures compared to other industries. Planning, creating, improving, testing, and implementing are all qualifying activities