Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become more sophisticated over the last decade, spanning industries such as retail, finance, healthcare, and engineering. Research and development (R&D) play a critical role in AI advancement. You may be able to claim the R&D Tax Credit to offset costs if your business develops automation tools that improve workflow, data analysis, communication, user experience, or cloud storage solutions.

Employee wages, supplies, cloud computing expenses, and third-party contractor costs associated with research and development activities are considered qualified research expenses (QREs). Companies can receive refunds of up to 22% of total QREs through federal and state tax credits, depending on the state in which your business operates. 

Examples of qualifying activities: 

• Conducting tests for natural language understanding (NLU) 
• Developing software to make recommendations based on customer patterns 
• Teaching robots to interact with patients (e.g. provide comfort or basic instruction)
• Optimizing robots to assist workers along a manufacturing assembly line
• Improving the accuracy of virtual assistants (e.g. in cars, mobile phones) 

Do you have these job titles on your payroll, or do you hire third-party contractors to do these jobs? 

• Artificial Intelligence Developers
• Cloud & Mobile Architects
• Computer Scientists
• Data Analysts
• Machine Learning Developers
• Natural Language Processors
• Roboticists
• Software Engineers
• User Experience (UX) Specialists

Use our R&D Tax Calculator to estimate your potential benefit, and partner with Strike to claim your tax benefits with no up-front costs. Contact one of our experts today.