Research and Development Credits with Mark Dunning CPE

by | Oct 17, 2022 | Events, Main Tax Min, Tax Minimization, Tax News

Mark Dunning returns to CPE4U to present a half-day class on research credits covering basic to intermediate concepts in identifying costs, making claims and justifying credits. Tax, finance, accounting and other interested professionals can learn how to make sense of these lucrative credits in this timely CPE4U program. Two dates to choose from – use link to register now.

Thursday, October 27 | Register

8:30 am – 12:00 pm MT

Tuesday, November 15 | Register

1:00 pm – 4:30 pm MT

This half-day course makes Research and Development (R&D) credits more accessible through understanding the basic and intermediary levels of what it takes to claim these lucrative credits. The course includes defining qualified research, detailing the ­credit calculations, and properly documenting claims. This course will also highlight IRS examination trends and concerns as well as financial statement aspects of claiming the ­credit.

Learning Objective:

After completing this course the participant will be able to:

  • Explain the background of the research and development credit and recent legislation.
  • Define qualified research under statutory and case law.
  • Distinguish and recognize the issues pertaining to internal-use software.
  • Calculate regular and alternative simplified credit, including:
    • Base period;
    • Start-up company rules;
    • Acquisition and disposition application;
    • Controlled groups.
  • Explain the need for contemporaneous documentation.
  • Recognize the role of the Internal Revenue Service, including:
    • Issue management network/Tier I;
    • Examination trends;
    • Pre-filing agreements.
  • Describe financial statement benefit issues.

Instructors

Mark Dunning, CPA, is the managing partner of TaxOps Minimization, where he leads an experienced team in implementing tax-saving projects. Previously he was responsible for the coordination, management, and execution of large research credit studies at EY, and he also has worked extensively with small and mid-size companies on their R&D issues. An accomplished negotiator with the IRS and state tax authorities, he managed four of the 23 IRS pre-filing agreement projects granted and closed in the research credit area by the IRS. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University and writes and speaks ­frequently about far-ranging business tax topics involving tax credits, deductions, and deferrals.

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