{"id":6879,"date":"2026-08-06T10:56:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leyton.com\/us\/?post_type=article&p=6879"},"modified":"2026-08-12T10:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:05:58","slug":"a-refresher-on-qualified-research-expenses-for-the-rd-tax-credit","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/staging-leyton.majjane.agency\/us\/insights\/articles\/a-refresher-on-qualified-research-expenses-for-the-rd-tax-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"A Refresher on Qualified Research Expenses for the R&D Tax Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Research and Development (R&D) tax credit<\/a><\/strong> is a powerful benefit that many companies make use of each year. However, only certain expenses qualify for inclusion in the R&D tax credit analysis and understanding what to include or exclude can be confusing for taxpayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the highest level, expenses that are includable in the R&D Tax Credit analysis are expenses directly related to R&D. Incidental or tangential expenses are not includable. The categories of expenses that are includable are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n