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Did Small Business Taxes Keep You From R&D?

Answer: The 2026 IRS filing deadline for most small businesses is July 6, extending the usual March 15 cut-off by 32 days.1 This change gives owners a longer window to gather receipts, apply new research-expense rules, and claim the R&D tax credit before the year ends. The

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r&d tax credit

Avoid Costly Small Business Taxes

Answer: The 2023 tax overhaul expands R&D expense categories, moves the small-business filing deadline to July 6, and raises the R&D credit ceiling to $125,000, letting firms claim up to $23,750 per project. These changes reshape how owners track software development, firmware updates, and