Prototyping and Testing
System Design
Materials Trials
Efficiency Improvements
R&D in Engineering
Engineering companies frequently invest in the design, development and refinement of new products, components and manufacturing processes to achieve improved performance, efficiency, durability and functionality.
This work can require engineers to resolve complex technical problems where conventional approaches, established methods or available technologies do not provide a clear or reliable path to the desired outcome.
Where these challenges are addressed through systematic experimentation, testing and iterative development, the related engineering activity and associated expenditure may be eligible for the U.S. R&D Tax Credit.
Areas of Potential Qualifying Activity
Qualifying R&D can arise throughout the engineering design, development and testing process. Common areas of potential qualifying activity include:
Development of new or improved products, components and engineering systems.
Mechanical, electrical and electromechanical design
Prototype development, testing and validation.
Materials selection, performance and durability improvements.
Manufacturing process and production engineering.
Improvements to efficiency, reliability, functionality and overall performance.
Development of new or improved products, components and engineering. systems
Mechanical, eletrical and electromechanical design.
Prototype development, testing and validation.
Materials selection, performance and durability improvements.
Manufacturing process and production engineering.
Improvements to efficiency, reliability, functionality and overall performance .
Our Role
Our specialist team works with you in accessing, validating and quantifying qualifying activity within your business.
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.