Estimator
Estimate your federal credit
Enter rough numbers. The calculation runs in your browser, and nothing is saved or sent.
How the estimate works
What goes in, and what is left out
Plain notes on the math, so you know what the number means.
What counts
Wages for the people doing the work, supplies used in testing, and 65% of what you pay U.S. contractors for qualifying work.
The math
We use the Alternative Simplified Credit: 6% of qualified spending when there was none in each of the last three years, otherwise 14% of the amount above half of the three-year average. The low end of the range assumes the reduced credit election.
What it leaves out
Which projects really qualify, how much of each person’s time counts, gross receipts, state rules, the payroll tax offset for startups and limits on using the credit. A screening looks at all of these.
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FAQ
Calculator questions
What the number does and does not mean.