Software/product dev = 6–10% dollar-for-dollar credit.
The R&D credit (§41) rewards qualifying research activities with a 6–10% credit on wages, contractors, and supplies. Startups can offset up to $500K/yr of payroll tax. Post-TCJA §174 forces 5-yr amortization of R&D — proper §41 stacking recovers most of the sting. Massively underclaimed by SaaS, biotech, engineering firms.
Click Generate advisory deep dive for mechanics, IRC citations, a step-by-step execution plan, a worked numeric example on your profile, costs, risks, and this-week actions.
Sell your C-corp stock for up to $10M tax-free.
Bridge valuation gap and reduce upfront cash with earn-outs.
Shift income between entities to optimize tax and asset protection.
Buy the company you already run with minimal cash.
Raise capital to find and buy a business you'll run as CEO.
Buy a $1–5M profitable business with 10% down.
Buy $100–500k businesses fully seller-financed.
Start agency at $0, acquire competitors on seller notes.