Webinar: Tax credits for manufacturers

Learn how manufacturers can qualify for federal and state income tax credits for their product and process development activity.  Many manufacturers are not aware that they qualify for these valuable incentives or overlook eligible activities and costs.  What’s more, the federal law recently changed to allow startups and other pre-profit businesses to apply the R&D tax credit against their payroll taxes.  This webinar will discuss how to qualify, eligible costs, opportunity areas, traps for the unwary and how to qualify for the payroll tax credit.

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Presenter Bio: 

Shawn Marchant, President of SMARTAX Pro has 20 years of experience in identifying and quantifying R&D and manufacturing incentives for companies in over 20 industries. His experience runs the gamut from initial project scoping through implementation, project management, IRS and state audit support, and finally, evaluation of benefits for financial statement presentation.  Shawn spent 16 years in the “Big 4,” most recently with Ernst & Young where he led their Research Credit and Meals and Entertainment practices in the Southeast region.  Shawn began his career in Los Angeles with Deloitte as part of their National R&D Tax Credit group and spent two years in their Accounting Methods & Periods National Practice Group in Washington, DC.  An attorney licensed in California, he has a JD from BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School and an LLM in Tax from Georgetown University Law School.