Tax credits

Some tax deductions and credits may be traded for lower overall rates in the reform plans of the Trump administration and the Republic congressional leadership, so taxpayers may want to make the most of them now.

Some deductions and credits may be traded for lower overall rates in the Trump administration’s reform plans, so tax preparers may want to make sure their clients make the most of them now.

The Federal-Level Research and Development Tax Credit Program, or RTCP, was originally enacted in the Internal Revenue Code through the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 as a temporary provision at a time when research and development jobs were significantly declining throughout the United States.