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Re:Reduce your startup's payroll taxes through the new Feder... by jbob2000 on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @04:44PM (#14649237)
You don't have to pass the requirements, you just have to pass the person who reviews your proposal. Put enough fancy language in there and you can make it sound like a simple messaging app is cutting edge machine learning. Every company I've worked for has done similar with the Canadian program (SR&ED).
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Re:Reduce your startup's payroll taxes through the new Feder... by geoka9 on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @05:27PM (#14649624)
> Put enough fancy language in there and you can make it sound like a simple messaging app is cutting edge machine learning.

Good luck if you get audited, though.

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Re:Reduce your startup's payroll taxes through the new Feder... by redthrowaway on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @07:19PM (#14650465)
We got audited. They just reduced the payout. It's the appeals process that's a pain in the ass. Takes about 3 years.
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