R&D TAX CALCULATOR
Maximize Your R&D Tax Credits: Kruze Consulting’s Free Calculator for Startups
The federal Research and Development (R&D) tax credit lets VC-backed startups offset up to $500,000 per year in payroll taxes, even before turning a profit. That is real runway you can claim by documenting qualified research activities and filing Form 6765 with your return.
Use the calculator below to estimate your credit in under two minutes. It is built on the same Form 6765 methodology Kruze Consulting's in-house tax team uses on live client returns.
Many VC-backed startups don't realize they qualify for substantial R&D tax credits and never claim them. The credit offsets payroll taxes directly, so it puts cash back on your balance sheet whether or not you are profitable.
Kruze Consulting's free R&D Tax Credit Calculator helps you estimate your potential savings, allowing you to extend your runway and focus on innovation.
How the R&D Tax Credit Calculator Works
Instant Estimate
Get a quick approximation of your potential R&D tax credit using our calculator based on Federal Form 6765.
Maximize Your Savings
Our calculator helps you identify the full extent of your qualifying R&D activities, potentially saving you up to $500,000 annually in payroll taxes.
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Kruze Consulting's R&D Tax Credit Services
Qualification Assessment
We evaluate your activities against the IRS four-part test to determine eligibility for R&D tax credits.
Credit Calculation
Using our expertise, we calculate your maximum allowable credit, integrating it into your startup tax return.
Documentation and Filing
We prepare all necessary forms and work with your payroll provider to make sure your credits are applied properly.
Case Study
Cinder Technologies
Cinder Technologies partnered with Kruze Consulting to claim significant R&D tax credits, resulting in substantial savings for their growing startup.
“Our lead venture capital investor, Accel, suggested that we get some accounting help, and they recommended Kruze Consulting, along with some other firms. Kruze just really stood out. I found the content on their website answered a lot of questions that I had. And a big part of the decision was meeting the Kruze team. They’ve done this before, and they have a lot of experience.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Startups can offset up to $500,000 in payroll taxes annually, even if they're not yet profitable.
R&D activities that qualify for the R&D tax credit must aim to develop or improve products, processes, software, formulas, or inventions through a process of experimentation, involve technological principles (e.g., engineering or science), eliminate technical uncertainty, and meet the IRS's four-part test: permitted purpose, technological nature, elimination of uncertainty, and process of experimentation.
Contact us for a free quote and start saving on your payroll taxes.
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