California R&D Tax Credit
Funds California innovators with tax credits for qualifying innovation expense and business development activity.
The California Research Credit (Form FTB 3523) is a state income tax credit available to California taxpayers — corporations and pass-through entities — that incur qualified research expenses (QREs) from research activities conducted within California. The credit is structured in close parallel to the federal research credit under IRC §41, with California-specific modifications. The standard rate …
California state income tax credit at 15% of incremental qualified research expenses, or 3% under the Alternative Simplified Credit method, for taxpayers conducting qualified research in California.
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