Several activities, including the ones listed below, may qualify for the R&D credit
- Developing new or improved processing methods
- Experimenting with new materials
- Improving safety
- Developing new or improved testing procedures
- Developing tooling for new products or process improvements
- Using chemistry to formulate a product
- Developing new and alternative designs
- Developing prototypes and models including computer generated models
- Decreasing environmental emissions and effluents or performing related testing
- New packaging design
- Developing, integrating or enhancing software, apps, CRM systems, and more
- Developing techniques or processes to eliminate waste, reduce scrap, reduce pollution, or improve recyclability
- Creating green products
- Creating custom designs/parts/components
- Improving performance and/or scalability of an application