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R&D Credit Insights
Nov 18, 2024
What does R&D Stand For?
Learn what R&D means in business, common R&D activities, and how companies benefit from R&D tax credits.
R&D Credit Insights
Nov 6, 2025
The R&D Credit Sanity Check
Why “same as last year” thinking is breaking R&D credit studies and how SPRX replaces assumptions with precision.
Tax Superintelligence
Oct 27, 2025
Tax Superintelligence: The Future of R&D Credits
Learn how tax professionals can build audit-defensible R&D tax credit studies using AI. Explore automation, best practices, and risk management.
R&D Credit QRAs
Oct 1, 2025
Demistifying the R&D Credit for Manufacturers
See which manufacturing activities qualify for the R&D tax credit. From irrigation to precision farming, learn how everyday innovation meets IRS criteria.
R&D Credit QRAs
Oct 2, 2025
Demistifying the R&D Credit for Agriculture
Learn which farming activities qualify for the R&D tax credit. From irrigation to precision farming, learn how everyday innovation meets IRS criteria.
R&D Credit QRAs
Oct 7, 2025
Demistifying the R&D Credit for Architecture
Understand which architectural activities qualify for the R&D tax credit. Explore how experimentation in design, systems, and materials meets IRS requirements.
R&D Credit QRAs
Oct 6, 2025
Demistifying the R&D Credit for Engineering Firms
Learn which engineering projects qualify for the R&D tax credit. From HVAC to electrical design, discover how technical problem solving meets IRS standards.
R&D Credit QRAs
Oct 8, 2025
Demistifying the R&D Credit for Software
Find out which software development activities qualify for the R&D tax credit. From prototyping to testing, see how your work meets IRS R&D criteria.
Tax and AI
Aug 8, 2025
AI Should Eliminate Estimates, Not Just Write Them Faster
Many firms use AI to write R&D credit reports faster. SPRX uses AI to eliminate statistical sampling, interviews, and SALY for more precise, defensible studies.
R&D Credit Insights
Apr 7, 2025
How to Avoid Missing Qualified Research Expenses
Here are the common mistakes that reduce R&D tax credits and how companies miss Qualified Research Expenses.
R&D Credit Insights
Mar 10, 2025
R&D Credits Deserve Better Than Spreadsheets
Spreadsheet-driven R&D credit studies increase error risk, inefficiency, and audit exposure. Learn why modern R&D analysis matters.
R&D Credit Insights
Jan 6, 2025
Don’t Follow SALY: Why “Same As Last Year” Is Costing You R&D Credits
Defaulting to SALY can lead to missed R&D tax credits and audit risk. Learn why “same as last year” breaks down and what to do instead.
R&D Credit Insights
Dec 20, 2024
Still Calculating R&D Credits Without AI? You’re Paying a Hidden Tax.
Legacy R&D credit processes hide inefficiency. AI exposes inefficiency and turns it into insight.
Announcements
Oct 24, 2024
A Milestone for SPRX: Our $12M Series A
SPRX Series A - a big step forward in our journey to bring intelligence and transparency to the world of tax.
R&D Credit Insights
Aug 5, 2024
What Do You Want Your QRE to Be?
Discover how Qualified Research Expenses are determined, why spreadsheets fall short, and how defensible R&D credit analysis really works.
R&D Credit Insights
Apr 8, 2024
The Real Cost of R&D Credit Interviews
R&D credit interviews have not changed in 30 years. Learn the real cost of SME interviews and how AI is replacing estimates with evidence.
Tax and AI
Mar 11, 2024
The IRS Is Using AI. Your Tax Department Should Too.
The IRS has embraced AI. This article explains what that means for tax enforcement and how companies can use AI safely to strengthen R&D credit compliance.
R&D Credit Insights
Feb 12, 2024
The IRS “Cheese Example”: What Qualifies as R&D
The “Cheese Example” may be an urban legend, but cheese can teach us about the R&D credit.
R&D Credit Insights
Feb 12, 2024
Will the new IRS Form 6765 obliterate your R&D credit?
On September 15, 2023, the IRS released a preview of proposed changes to Form 6765, used to claim the R&D credit under IRC Section 41.
Tax and AI
Jan 29, 2024
The Practical Application of AI in Accounting and Tax: From Manual to Intelligent
Discover how AI is transforming accounting and tax—from automating credits to redefining strategy.
R&D Credit Insights
Jan 15, 2024
What Is the R&D Tax Credit?
Learn what the R&D tax credit is, how it works, what qualifies as research, and how businesses use it to reduce income or payroll taxes.
R&D Credit Insights
Jan 8, 2024
Executive Summary: IRS Changes R&D Credit Form 6765
On September 15, 2023, the IRS announced that it will be changing the R&D Credit Form 6765 by adding two new sections to the form.










