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Vincent LoTempio

My mission as an IP Attorney is to help people recognize, protect and profit from their good ideas. As a Registered Patent Attorney based in Buffalo, New York, I focus on all types of Intellectual Property law. As an IP attorney, I file patent and trademark applications in the United States and abroad. I manage large corporate patent and trademark portfolios, and have established associations with hundreds of Intellectual Property law firms around the world. I have extensive experience in patent and trademark prosecution, patent and trademark infringement litigation, trademark registration and copyright registration. Call me TOLL FREE: 1-800-866-0039 to protect your idea today. LoTempio Law Website File A Patent File A Trademark File A Copyright YouTube Twitter

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  1. Brian Lefever
    April 26, 2010 @ 10:57 pm

    Even with the R&D Tax Credit becoming permanent, there are two significant issues with the existing R&D Credit regs:
    First, the regs are difficult to follow without a thorough understanding of the tax law. This often requires qualified US manufacturers to hire outside consultants to guide them through the details. Unfortunately, the cost of consultant support has made it prohibitive for many small to mid-sized manufacturers to benefit from these federal incentives. Today, tens of thousands of these manufacturers have historically bypassed this valuable tax credit.
    Second, in 2008, the IRS elevated the R&D Credit to a Tier 1 Issue, which has put more emphasis on the need for contemporaneous documentation. To defend the R&D Credit in an audit, a taxpayer needs to qualify every R&D project under the regulations, AND identify costs associated with the project while the costs are being incurred (known as nexus). This documentation requirement is burdensome on engineers and production management staff, which makes capturing and defending the Credit a challenge for most manufacturers.
    To address both these issues, we built Titan Armor – a low-cost software solution that helps manufacturers meet the current regulatory requirements for the R&D Tax Credit. You can get more information at http://www.titanarmor.com.