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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">R&D Tax Credits for Software and Biotech Companies</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2012-05-24T07:30:00" datetime="2012-05-24T07:30:00">Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 7:30</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2012-05-24T09:30:00" datetime="2012-05-24T09:30:00">9:30am</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202393228'><span class='fn org p-name'>Portland State Business Accelerator Mt. Hood room</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address"> 2828 SW Corbett Street</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">Oregon</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97201</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">US</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%202828%20SW%20Corbett%20Street,%20Portland%20Oregon%2097201%20US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>The Research and Development Tax Credit – Benefits, Caveats, and Strategies</p> <p>Recently, The Fiscal Times identified the research and development tax credit as #8 of the 10 largest big corporate tax breaks*. Although over 17,000 companies claim this credit nationwide, 100 large multinationals receive over half of the 7+ billion dollars in savings each year. Find out what your company can do to receive the same level of benefit the Fortune 100 have been receiving for years.</p> <p>Many medical device, software, and biotech companies eligible to benefit handsomely from this credit have never applied for it, or are only receiving a small fraction of what they are eligible for. R&D credits reimburse the costs associated with a company’s breakthroughs, as well as the day-to-day activities that bring improvements in products, software, processes, profits, and productivity. The research and development credit was enacted to encourage innovation, and applies to activities throughout an organization – from conceptualization, prototyping and production, through testing and the planning of quality control.</p> <p>Specific coverage will include:</p> <p>Identifying qualifying activities throughout your company.</p> <p>Early stage companies - why it is never too early to claim the credit.</p> <p>How to effectively lower the cost of process improvement, product testing, patent applications, and other activities not commonly considered as R&D.</p> <p>Credits for contract manufacturing – the companies who design devices and create software aren’t the only ones eligible.</p> <p>Potential risks and strategies for getting the most out of the credit.</p> <p>Who should attend:</p> <p>CFO’s, controllers, in-house counsel, and others involved in financial management.</p> <p>Accountants and tax attorneys.</p> <p>Company owners, angel investors, venture capitalists, seed fund managers, and other investors looking to maximize their investment returns.</p> <p>Patent attorneys, operational consultants, Lean gurus, and test, and design firms interested in educating their clients on a credit that can effectively lower their service costs.</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="http://www.oregonbio.org/Events/CFOSeminarSeries/tabid/332/Default.aspx">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>