R&D Tax Credits · Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Our tax attorneys lead every R&D credit claim, interpreting case law to maximize and defend it. For WOTC, we build survey and payroll integrations that capture every eligible hire. Minimum risk, complete compliance.
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Does your company develop or improve products, processes, software, or formulas?
What We Do
R&D Tax Credits
R&D tax credits are shaped by legal precedent more than any other tax credit, which is why a tax attorney-led approach is essential. We interpret evolving case law, court rulings, and IRS guidance to maximize credits while mitigating risk.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
WOTC success relies on precise data collection, which varies across businesses. We tailor survey and payroll solutions to each client's hiring process, gathering key eligibility data with minimal disruption.
How It Works
We learn your research activities, hiring process, and payroll setup.
Attorneys apply case law to your R&D; we build WOTC data capture into your hiring flow.
Calculations, IRS documentation, and state submissions handled end to end.
We monitor court rulings, IRS guidance, and state procedures as they change.
Credit Estimator
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Estimated annual credit
$47,200to$59,000
Get a precise assessmentIllustrative estimate only. Actual credits depend on facts, elections, and prior-year history.
Our Founders
Co-Founder · R&D Tax Credit Practice
Mitch Feldman is a co-founder of FCA. He leads our R&D tax credit practice with deep legal expertise, ensuring compliance and maximized claims.
Houston, Texas
Co-Founder · WOTC Practice
Abhay Patel is a co-founder of FCA. He leads our WOTC tax credit practice with expertise in enterprise software solutions and business integrations. His past experience at WOTC.com and J.P. Morgan Chase has led to an efficient and streamlined approach to tax credits and incentives.
Dallas, Texas
Co-Founder · Marketing, Sales & Operations
Justin Zucca is a co-founder of FCA. He heads marketing, sales, and operations for the company, connecting businesses and partners with the right credit solutions and keeping every engagement running smoothly.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Partner With FCA
Offer specialized tax credit solutions to your clients without building them in-house, from the legal intricacies of R&D to WOTC integrated directly with payroll.
Insights
R&D Tax Credit
The IRC Section 41 criteria every qualifying research activity must satisfy.
R&D Tax Credit
How calculation method and spending trends drive your credit percentage.
R&D Tax Credit
From a temporary 1981 incentive to a permanent cornerstone of U.S. policy.
Eligibility for the R&D credit is continuously refined by court rulings and IRS interpretations. Attorneys analyze case law, identify new precedents, and align calculations with current judicial interpretations. If a claim is challenged, a tax attorney is uniquely qualified to defend it.
Businesses that create or improve a product, process, formula, invention, software, or technique may qualify if the work meets all four parts of the IRC Section 41 test. The credit is not limited to laboratories; software, engineering, and manufacturing commonly qualify when the work is technological and experimental.
Yes, in many cases. The payroll offset option lets eligible startups and small businesses apply the R&D credit against employer payroll taxes instead of income tax. Companies must meet gross receipts thresholds and properly elect the offset on their return.
Each activity must satisfy all four parts of the IRC Section 41 test: a permitted purpose, reliance on a hard science, elimination of technical uncertainty, and a process of experimentation.
Employers screen new hires with IRS Form 8850 and submit it to the appropriate state workforce agency within the required timeframe. Once a hire is certified, the credit applies to current-year tax liability. We build the screening into your hiring and payroll process so it happens automatically.
The federal credit depends on the employee's target group and first-year wages. For many qualifying hires the illustrative range is about $1,500 to $2,400. Some veteran groups can support a higher credit. Amounts on this site are estimates, not a guarantee.
Congress has extended WOTC several times since 1996. Employers should confirm current federal authorization before claiming. We monitor reauthorization and state workforce-agency procedures as they change.
Nonprofits can claim the Work Opportunity Credit (WOC) as a payroll tax offset for wages paid to qualified veterans, filed on IRS Form 5884-C.
OnTrack is Federal Credit Advisors' WOTC software. It screens new hires, follows applications through state certification, matches payroll to certified employees, and produces reports for you, your team, and your CPA.
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