Automation

Qualifying R&D activities can arise at any point during the design or implementation process. Common areas of qualifying activity include:

New or improved automated systems and machinery.

Robotics, motion control and machine control.

PLC, industrial control and embedded systems.

Machine vision, sensing and monitoring technologies.

Control software, algorithms and system integration.

Performance, reliability, accuracy and throughput improvements.

R&D in Automation

Automation businesses are continually developing and improving technologies to increase efficiency, precision, and reliability for a wide range of applications.

These projects often involve significant technical challenges, particularly where existing solutions cannot readily achieve the required level of performance, accuracy, speed or integration.

Where businesses are undertaking systematic development work to overcome these uncertainties and advance their technological capabilities, a portion of the associated costs may qualify for the U.S. R&D Tax Credit.

Areas of Potential Qualifying Activity

Understand

Our specialist technical team works directly with your staff to understand how innovation takes place across the business.

Identify

We examine the technical challenges encountered, the development work undertaken and the decisions made throughout your projects.

Quantify

We work with your team to connect those activities to the relevant costs.

Substantiate

We prepare clear, robust technical and financial documentation designed to support the Research and Development Tax Credit claim.

Our Role