Functional Scope

This engagement covers eligibility analysis, calculation methodologies, and supporting documentation for incentives, tax credits, and grants.

  • Corporate tax return preparation and filing is handled under a separate Corporate Tax Compliance engagement, with coordinated inputs to avoid duplicate schedules.
  • Cross-border strategy, including tax residency, treaty analysis, permanent establishment considerations, and structure alignment, is addressed through  a separate advisory workstream.

Who this is for

A structured incentives process is typically warranted when an organization:

  • Performs qualifying technical development or engineering work and needs consistent tracking of eligible expenses and supporting records.
  • Is expanding its workforce and needs incentives embedded into standard onboarding, payroll coding, and document retention practices.
  • Is executing clean-energy,energy-efficiency, or other capital projects that require program-required documentation and eligibility checks.
  • Has inconsistent prior-year claims or missed opportunities and needs a controlled recovery process.
  • Needs one documentation standard that reduces duplicate requests and rework across monthly/quarterly closes and annual filings.

How we work

1) Operational eligibility screening

Programs are screened against the actual work performed and project timelines, rather than generic eligibility checklists.

2) Calculation and ledger tie-out

We build calculation schedules (supporting spreadsheets) that link each claimed amount to payroll, contractor costs, vendor invoices, and general ledger detail. Where prior-year claims exist, we document the method used and explain differences versus prior periods when required.

3) Review-ready support package

We assemble a structured package that typically includes:

  • technical/project narratives (when required),
  • an indexed evidence list, 
  • clear links from claim totals to source records.

4) Coordination and continuity

Deliverables are aligned to filing deadlines and future-year execution is simplified through continuity schedules and repeatable documentation standards.

Core Deliverables:

  • Incentive screening and eligibility map across relevant U.S. and Canadian programs
  • Calculation schedules tied to general ledger detail (with clear sourcing and explanations for changes vs prior periods, when applicable)
  • Review-ready support package (narratives where required, indexed evidence, tie-out trail)
  • Continuity schedules and documentation standards for repeatable future claims
  • Prior-year recovery support (when warranted), including amendment inputs and roll-forwards
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Flexible Options for Your Business

Basic

Essential accounting for small businesses with clean books and monthly reports

$1,450/month
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2 Financial Accounts

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Up to 100 Monthly Transactions

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Transaction Categorization Review

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Monthly Financial Statements

Business

Advanced bookkeeping, built for growing companies with more transaction volume

$3,500/month
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Up to 4 Financial Accounts

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Up to 300 Monthly Transactions

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Full-Cycle Bookkeeping Service

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AR/AP Processing (up to 50/month)

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Premium Email & Phone Support

Premium

Full-service accounting for scaling businesses, with AR/AP oversight and dedicated support

$5,250/month
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Up to 6 Financial Accounts

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Up to 500 Monthly Transactions

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AR/AP Processing (up to 100/month)

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Monthly Cash Flow Forecast

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Dedicated Bookkeeping Specialist

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Technical Credits and Program-Specific Support

U.S. R&D Tax Credit (Form 6765)

Support focuses on consistent definitions of qualifying activities and costs, activity mapping by project and team, and calculation schedules tied to the general ledger.

Core Deliverables:

  • Activity mapping aligned to operational reality
  • Wage/contractor/supply methodology with ledger tie-outs
  • Project narratives with indexed evidence (where required)

Canadian SR&ED (T661)

Support emphasizes on technical clarity, continuity across years, and reconciled expenditure schedules tied to financial statements - without late-stage year-end reconstruction.

Core Deliverables:

  • Technical narrative support
  • Expenditure reviews tied to payroll and vendor detail
  • T661-ready schedules
  • Practical in-year tracking standards (project definitions, time tracking, documentation)

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Clean-energy, energy-efficiency, and other capital incentives

Support centers on eligibility screening, quantified benefit based on defined inputs, and a clear ownership model for evidence collection across the project lifecycle.

Employment-based incentives and HR workflows

Support integrates documentation into onboarding and payroll processes so required support is produced through normal operations.

Core Deliverables:

  • Program screening tied to hiring patterns and eligibility requirements
  • HR-to-finance handoff standards (onboarding docs, payroll coding, storage)
  • Payroll-tied schedules mapped to departments/projects and reconciled to accounting records
  • Periodic checkpoints to reduce late-stage cleanup

Grant identification and application support

Support focuses on program selection, deadlines, and application packages that reconcile to internal budgets and accounting records.

Core Deliverables:

  • Prioritized shortlist of programs and deadlines
  • Application checklist tied to evidence and budget requirements
  • Deadline calendar with owners and recurring data needs
  • Budget and support alignment to accounting recordsp
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Credit recovery and prior-year alignment

When prior-year credits were missed or claimed inconsistently, recovery is handled as a structured rebuild:

  • confirm eligibility,
  • rebuild calculations from historical payroll/vendor data tied to the ledger,
  • assemble a review-ready support package,
  • coordinate amendment inputs and downstream roll-forwards when warranted.

Annual incentive planning and eligibility reviews

Incentives are more controllable when assessed in-year. An annual review is tied to operational changes (hiring, technical development, capital investment, new facilities) with a repeatable checklist and clear data requirements.

How this service stays distinct from Tax Strategy and Corporate Compliance

  • This service: incentives/credits/grants — eligibility, calculation, and support packages built for review.
  • Tax Strategy: cross-border and structural advisory (residency, treaty, permanent establishment, alignment).
  • Corporate Tax Compliance: recurring filings and tax authority support.

One documentation standard is maintained where possible so the same underlying schedules can be reused across workstreams without conflicting numbers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is included in the Incentives, Grants, and Tax Credits service?

This service covers eligibility analysis, calculation methodologies, and the preparation of review-ready support packages for incentive programs, tax credits, and grants in the U.S. and Canada. The focus is on converting real operational activity and financial data into defensible, well-documented claims

Do you prepare and file corporate tax returns as part of this service?

No. Corporate tax return preparation and filing are handled under a separate Corporate Tax Compliance engagement. Inputs are coordinated to avoid duplicate schedules and support consistency across filings.

Who is this service designed for?

This service is typically relevant for organizations that perform qualifying technical or engineering work, are expanding their workforce, or are investing in clean energy, energy efficiency, or other capital projects. It is also well suited for companies with inconsistent prior-year claims or missed incentive opportunities.

How do you determine whether our activities qualify for a specific program?

We begin with an operational eligibility screening based on the actual work performed, project timelines, and how costs are recorded, not generic eligibility checklists. This approach is designed to ensure positions are supportable before calculations begin.

How are incentive and credit calculations prepared?

All calculations are built to reconcile directly to accounting records, including payroll, contractor costs, vendor invoices, and general ledger detail. Each claimed amount is traceable to source data, which may reduce review and audit risk.

What does a “review-ready support package” include?

A typical package includes structured project or technical narratives when required, an indexed list of supporting evidence, and clear tie-outs from claimed totals to underlying accounting records.

Can you help if credits or incentives were claimed in prior years?

Yes. We review continuity, rebuild support where needed using historical payroll and vendor data tied to the general ledger, and coordinate amendment inputs and roll-forwards where recovery is supportable.

Do you support the U.S. R&D Tax Credit and Canadian SR&ED claims?

Yes. For the U.S. R&D Tax Credit (Form 6765), support focuses on activity mapping, cost methodologies, and ledger-tied calculations. For Canadian SR&ED (T661), the emphasis is on technical clarity, year-over-year continuity, and reconciled expenditure schedules.

How do you support clean energy and capital incentive programs?

Support centers on eligibility screening, quantified benefit calculations based on defined inputs, and a clear ownership model for collecting and maintaining required documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

Can incentives be integrated into HR and payroll processes?

Yes. Documentation and data requirements can be embedded into onboarding, payroll coding, and record-retention workflows so required support is produced through normal operations rather than reconstructed at year-end.

How is this service different from Tax Strategy and Corporate Tax Compliance?

This service focuses on incentives, credits, and grants—specifically eligibility, calculations, and review-ready documentation. Tax Strategy addresses cross-border and structural considerations, while Corporate Tax Compliance covers recurring filings and tax authority correspondence and notices. A single documentation standard is maintained where possible to support consistency across workstreams.

How do we get started?

The engagement begins with a free consultation to assess your activities, potential programs, data readiness, and the most practical path forward.

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