{"id":1689,"date":"2026-10-07T10:42:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leyton.majjane.agency\/us\/rd-tax-credit-for-software-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T20:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:04:55","slug":"rd-tax-credit-for-software-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/rd-tax-credit-for-software-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"R&#038;D Tax Credit for Software Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1689\" class=\"elementor elementor-1689\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be24f52 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3be24f52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696e0a44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"696e0a44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a95e52e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a95e52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D Tax Credit for <span>Software Development<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccf1d8 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ccf1d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ec6839;\">Turn R&amp;D into Tax Savings<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625ff0db elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"625ff0db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turn developer wages, contractor fees and cloud costs into tax savings. See which software projects qualify for the R&amp;D tax credit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17dbd626 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial fx-flood-icon elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"17dbd626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#pardot-form-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M3.23438 7.75781L12.2849 7.75781\" stroke=\"#012D48\" stroke-width=\"1.29293\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.75781 3.2323L12.2831 7.75755L7.75781 12.2828\" stroke=\"#012D48\" stroke-width=\"1.29293\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Your Qualification Review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b677e57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b677e57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70103d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"70103d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/03\/15506610_1280_720_25fps.mp4\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/05\/Rectangle-7138-1.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122d9fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"122d9fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/10\/RD-Tax-Credit-for-Software-Technology-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8368\" alt=\"R&amp;D Tax Credit for Software Technology\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/10\/RD-Tax-Credit-for-Software-Technology-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/10\/RD-Tax-Credit-for-Software-Technology-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/10\/RD-Tax-Credit-for-Software-Technology-1-400x222.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1acb4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c1acb4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70dd7588 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70dd7588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Software Development<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bafa14 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33bafa14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Claim Your R&amp;D Tax Credit for Tax Year 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b3b87a elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b3b87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your team is building software, SaaS platforms, mobile apps, or internal tools, you may qualify for the federal R&amp;D Tax Credit for tax year 2026. Domestic software development costs can be fully deducted in the year incurred, and eligible businesses can claim a dollar-for-dollar credit. Developer wages, contractor fees, and cloud and testing environment costs can all count toward it. Many states also offer their own R&amp;D credit, so it&#8217;s worth evaluating both the state and federal credit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261a1c06 fx-flood-icon elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"261a1c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#pardot-form-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M3.23438 7.75781L12.2849 7.75781\" stroke=\"#012D48\" stroke-width=\"1.29293\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.75781 3.2323L12.2831 7.75755L7.75781 12.2828\" stroke=\"#012D48\" stroke-width=\"1.29293\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in Touch with Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf66a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edf66a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03eaf5c elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03eaf5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How It Works?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be15bd1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be15bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Much R&amp;D Tax Credit Could Your Dev Team Qualify For?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3c08a elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc3c08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnter your developer headcount and average wage, then tap the projects your team is building. You&#8217;ll see an instant estimate of your federal R&amp;D tax credit. Claiming these tax credits can help software companies to create more advanced and reliable products in order to meet customer demand in a hyper-competitive industry. 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Keon&#8217;s in-house team designed and built Prolific based on the success of various invention strategies in response to client needs for high-quality, patentable, and commercially viable solutions. Through this and many other creative strategies, Keon research has been unlocking ground-breaking products for many companies and organizations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393c252 ma-slide-avec-barre e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"393c252\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b399d5 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b399d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6290e67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6290e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/07\/KEON.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2466\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbee72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbee72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Heather Kelley<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>Co-founder, K<span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">eon Research<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa980a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa980a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8220;<span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">I really liked how Leyton brought in a wide breadth of expertise, such as bringing in a scientist to understand and assess our projects. The process did not take as long as we thought it might, in terms of overall hours, and Leyton\u2019s experience was very helpful in guiding us through the process.<\/span>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"21\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 21\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M13.6875 5.25L8.2125 10.5L13.6875 15.75\" stroke=\"#EC6839\" stroke-width=\"1.75\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"21\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 21\" fill=\"none\"><path 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why Leyton<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd25552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd25552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Leading Innovation Incentives Firm<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66624a78 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66624a78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541677d2 e-con-full liquid-glass2 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"541677d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffe6226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ffe6226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"23\" height=\"21\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/05\/Group-27154.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-376\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d60d312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d60d312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1,000+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8882e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b8882e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tax &amp; Industry Technical Experts<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39986e6b e-con-full liquid-glass2 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39986e6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105c01ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"105c01ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/05\/Group-27156.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-377\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4341e966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4341e966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">29+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6c4054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a6c4054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Years of E<span data-teams=\"true\">xperience<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c7ed17 e-con-full liquid-glass2 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40c7ed17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c1e4e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49c1e4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/05\/Group-27155.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-378\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152d19a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"152d19a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed8a097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed8a097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Countries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2646cef2 e-con-full liquid-glass2 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2646cef2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c29a87a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c29a87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/05\/boxicons_pie-chart.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-379\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3ab6b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f3ab6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">65+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f3b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38f3b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Industries Served<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ec9460 e-con-full liquid-glass2 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66ec9460\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c36f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46c36f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/03\/money-w.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-474\" alt=\"money\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fbfe2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40fbfe2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">$11B+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753cdfdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"753cdfdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Innovation Tax Incentives Claims<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4796efa5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4796efa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4f5893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d4f5893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Process<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18702be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18702be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leyton\u2019s Steps for Success<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d802a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46d802a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Our Simple Process: No Upfront Cost, Only Percentage of Credits Claimed.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebae65d e-grid e-con-full animate-fade-stagger e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ebae65d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"mon-grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592afce9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"592afce9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ea331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3498baf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3498baf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting Started<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742634c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"742634c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meet with a member of our team to receive an overview of the R&amp;D Tax Credit and review your eligibility. If you\u2019d like to move forward, we\u2019ll send you a Letter of Engagement (LOE).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5089c105 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5089c105\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f807bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f807bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5acbfa07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5acbfa07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Initial Assessment (IA) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71544fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71544fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our team will collect the financial documentation &amp; data to estimate what incentives you are eligible for and establish an optimal claim timeline. <strong>If no credit is identified, there will be no cost to you.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffa5fc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ffa5fc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e77562c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e77562c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154eb953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"154eb953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technical &amp; Financial Scoping<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a868085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a868085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our technical consultants will determine the list of qualified R&amp;D projects according the 4-part test while our tax consultants will work with you to ensure that the Qualified Research Expenditures (QREs) are accurate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b81ba5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b81ba5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f329c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f329c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1516f3e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1516f3e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Report Writing &amp; Finalization<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d75f28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d75f28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leyton\u2019s team of Tax and Technical experts will work together to complete the calculations and provide your deliverables, including a detailed technical report and supporting documentation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252bc01d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"252bc01d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2c34e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f2c34e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">05.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbece6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdbece6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Receive your Benefits<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8aa5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d8aa5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After filing the proper documentation with the IRS, the tax credit will reduce your income tax liability in the current tax year and may result in a refund for previous year. <strong>Any remaining credit can be carried forward up to 20 years.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2647d1ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2647d1ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6552563b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6552563b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">06.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e70eb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13e70eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Study Review and Future Claim<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569c07a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"569c07a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Review your R&amp;D Study Report with our Tax and Technical experts for the next year to increase efficiencies for future claims.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f596d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12f596d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c438d1 e-con-full is-dark e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79c438d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b52cf93 liquid-glass2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b52cf93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No Upfront Cost \u2014 Success-Fee Based<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715b0c2e e-con-full e-flex 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The process did not take as long as we thought it might, in terms of overall hours, and Leyton\u2019s experience was very helpful in guiding us through the process.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5aa36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c5aa36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32eaef0b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32eaef0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794528a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"794528a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76db7f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76db7f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Leyton has helped our company for several years with getting all of the documentation for receiving the R&amp;D tax credit. We as well as our accountant are very impressed by the speed, accuracy and quality deliverables that Leyton provides.&#8221;<\/p><p><a style=\"color: #eb6739;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/eny4pS7KknkcMEQ89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View in Google<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22062638 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22062638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c06129 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19c06129\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e98736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75e98736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/07\/Data-Wheel-RD.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2461\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54212e54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54212e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dave Landry<\/strong><\/p><p>Co-founder<br \/>@Datawheel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409ab219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"409ab219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;I see the value in that. It was an interesting exercise to look back at our projects and uncover qualifying R&amp;D. We filed amended returns, recouped the money, and put it back into the company!&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"6\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758b6c62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"758b6c62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58650d3c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58650d3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60859447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60859447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/07\/United-Dwelling.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2467\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55255ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55255ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dave Landry<\/strong><\/p><p>CFO<br \/>@United Dwelling<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13eb6068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13eb6068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The payroll tax credit has been a nice offset to preserve cash. The collaboration with our teams was efficient, focused, and comprehensive. The relationship was great- response times, knowledge, and incisive questions\/discovery were all very helpful.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"7\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6084ff48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6084ff48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f2656d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49f2656d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5faef7d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5faef7d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/07\/Mircroplant-Nurseries-Inc.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2459\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64746741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64746741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jonathan Jasinski<\/strong><\/p><p>COO<\/p><p>@Mircroplant Nurseries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c22490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c22490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Our experience with Leyton was seamless and easy in a process that could have been complicated and burdensome. We would highly recommend working with Leyton. We had avoided taking advantage of the R&amp;D Tax Credit in the past because we didn\u2019t have a way of recording\/reporting the information required. Leyton made that possible.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"8\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d0c15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0d0c15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b7f7fa e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64b7f7fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fdc2fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26fdc2fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/07\/Sapidyne.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2473\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c818f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c818f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Elizabeth Hopkins<\/strong><\/p><p>President<\/p><p>@Sapidyne Instruments Inc &amp; GmbH\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c86e41b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c86e41b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;We had a great experience with Leyton. They communicated effectively and were able to get us tax documents quickly. The amount of tax credit we received was more than I had expected.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"9\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf06608 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cf06608\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed2e202 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ed2e202\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c03cb17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c03cb17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/07\/Client-picture-1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2649\" alt=\"Align AGRO_R&amp;D Tax Credit case\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8e7205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f8e7205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rusty Peterson<\/strong><\/p><p>Founder<\/p><p>@Align Agro<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419cd1b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"419cd1b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Everything was easy-peasy! 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e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d9c55d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" inert=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5749d03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5749d03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8720f title-exluded card-term liquid-glass2  elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b8720f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/category\/rd-tax-credit-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">R&amp;D Tax credit<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f5b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"85f5b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/insights\/articles\/unlocking-rd-tax-credits-through-cloud-native-platforms-in-the-u-s-software-industry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"390\" class=\"elementor elementor-390 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-7697 post-7697 article type-article status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rd-tax-credit-en tag-rd-tax-credit-en tag-section-g expertise-innovation-funding-incentives\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a81bb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a81bb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7c2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da7c2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-79-768x262.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7798\" alt=\"Section G\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-79-768x262.png 768w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-79-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-79-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-79-1536x524.png 1536w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-79-400x136.png 400w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-79.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8ba0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed8ba0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e557b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"4e557b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><span class=\"card-term liquid-glass2\">Innovation Funding &amp; Incentives<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28abc9 elementor-widget__width-initial title-exluded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b28abc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section G of Form 6765 Is Now Mandatory for Tax Years Beginning After 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0cc76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa0cc76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a37604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1a37604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><span class=\"cpt-label cpt-label--article\">Article<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d0996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d0996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16 September 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9c55d e-con-full card-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d9c55d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" inert=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5749d03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5749d03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8720f title-exluded card-term liquid-glass2  elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b8720f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/category\/rd-tax-credit-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">R&amp;D Tax credit<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f5b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"85f5b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><span class=\"card-term liquid-glass2\">Innovation Funding &amp; Incentives<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08e52b elementor-widget__width-initial title-exluded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c08e52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section G of Form 6765 Is Now Mandatory for Tax Years Beginning After 2025<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d5137 elementor-align-right fx-flood card-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"71d5137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/insights\/articles\/section-g-of-form-6765-is-now-mandatory-for-tax-years-beginning-after-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"390\" class=\"elementor elementor-390 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-7590 post-7590 article type-article status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food-beverage-en category-life-sciences-en category-manufacturing-en category-rd-tax-credit-en tag-food-and-beverage-en tag-life-sciences-en tag-rd-tax-credit-en expertise-innovation-funding-incentives\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a81bb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a81bb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7c2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da7c2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-78-768x262.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7592\" alt=\"supplement\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-78-768x262.png 768w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-78-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-78-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-78-1536x524.png 1536w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-78-400x136.png 400w, https:\/\/leyton.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/2026\/09\/USA-Website-inside-pictures-78.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8ba0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed8ba0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e557b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"4e557b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><span class=\"card-term liquid-glass2\">Innovation Funding &amp; Incentives<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28abc9 elementor-widget__width-initial title-exluded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b28abc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beyond the Supplement Label: R&amp;D Tax Credits in Nutraceutical Development<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0cc76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa0cc76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a37604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1a37604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><span class=\"cpt-label cpt-label--article\">Article<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d0996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d0996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t8 September 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9c55d e-con-full card-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d9c55d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" inert=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5749d03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5749d03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8720f title-exluded card-term liquid-glass2  elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b8720f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/category\/food-beverage-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food &amp; Beverage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/category\/life-sciences-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Life Sciences<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/category\/manufacturing-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Manufacturing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/category\/rd-tax-credit-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">R&amp;D Tax credit<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f5b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"85f5b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><span class=\"card-term liquid-glass2\">Innovation Funding &amp; Incentives<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08e52b elementor-widget__width-initial title-exluded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c08e52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beyond the Supplement Label: R&amp;D Tax Credits in Nutraceutical Development<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d5137 elementor-align-right fx-flood card-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"71d5137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/insights\/articles\/beyond-the-supplement-label-rd-tax-credits-in-nutraceutical-development\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"390\" class=\"elementor elementor-390 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-7511 post-7511 article type-article status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-orphan-drug-tax-credit-en tag-odtc expertise-innovation-funding-incentives\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a81bb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a81bb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7c2db 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Qualification depends on the work you do, not on your profit, size or age. A qualified small business may be able to apply the credit against payroll taxes instead of income tax, which gives early-stage companies cash value even without a tax bill. Eligibility limits and annual caps apply, so confirm them before promising anything on the page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3382\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3382\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do we have any restriction when the expenses are outsourced? 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