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Categories/Tax & Accounting/Clarus R+D
Clarus R+D

Clarus R+D

Founded 2016

Calculate and claim federal and state research and development tax credits

You can use Clarus R+D to assess and claim research and development tax credits for your business. The system calculates federal and state tax credits, generates completed IRS Form 6765 filings, and organizes substantiating documentation. You can import company expenses, run employee time surveys, and collaborate with tax specialists during live review sessions. It also helps startups claim payroll tax offsets up to five hundred thousand dollars and supports accounting firms managing tax credit studies for multiple business clients.

What Clarus R+D does

Calculate estimated research and development tax credit amountsGenerate completed IRS Form 6765 documentsImport project expense and contractor financial dataDistribute time allocation surveys to technical team membersOrganize technical project notes into audit-ready documentationBook review consultations with specialized tax advisorsPreliminary free online assessment for federal and state tax credit eligibilityGenerates completed IRS Form 6765 for tax filingsPrepares substantiation documentation to defend tax credit claimsDirect expense importing and payroll accounting data syncEmployee time tracking surveys and project sampling toolsSubject matter expert sign-off and live advisory review sessionsData roll-forward functionality to reuse prior year tax study details

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