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Bookkeeping, tax, and capital strategy, written for founders and the accountants who work alongside them.
Does Your Client Qualify for the R&D Tax Credit? A Guide for Accountants
An estimated $60 billion of the $92 billion in available R&D tax credits went unclaimed in 2019 -- not because companies aren't doing qualifying work, but because most don't realize they are. A qualification framework for the conversation with clients.
Staxiom Blog · Apr 1, 2026
What a Chicken Farm's Tax Court Battle Means for Your Startup's R&D Credits
There is a line in a recent U.S. Tax Court opinion that should make every startup founder pause before filing or amending an R&D tax credit claim -- a case about a chicken farm with real implications for how every startup should document its R&D work.
Staxiom Blog · Mar 14, 2026
How Startups Can Claim the R&D Tax Credit — Even Before Turning a Profit
Most founders assume the R&D tax credit is something to worry about later, once profitable. That assumption costs early-stage companies real money they could have been pulling off their payroll tax bill starting on day one.
Staxiom Blog · Mar 1, 2026
The Grigsby Case: 4 R&D Credit Lessons That Still Shape How We Work at Staxiom
The US government sued Cajun Industries after it amended prior returns to claim significant R&D tax credits -- and won. Four lessons from United States v. Grigsby that still shape how Staxiom prepares every R&D credit study.
Staxiom Blog · Feb 23, 2026
Section 174 Just Changed Again. Here's What It Means for Your R&D Tax Credit.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in July 2025, reversed some of the most painful R&D expensing changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. A plain-English walkthrough of what changed, and what to do about it.
Staxiom Blog · Feb 10, 2026
The Research & Development Tax Credit: A Founder's Guide to Getting Paid for the Hard Stuff
Tax credits are one of the few places in the code where the government writes checks for work you were going to do anyway. A founder's walkthrough of the R&D tax credit -- what it is, who qualifies, and how to claim it.
Staxiom Blog · Feb 2, 2026