09/16/2025
💡 TAX TIP TUESDAY: OBBBA on Business Activities Part II
Today’s focus: Research & Experimental (R&E) Expenditures.
🧪 Immediate Deductibility Restored
OBBBA permanently reinstates full deductibility of domestic R&E expenditures for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024.
Foreign R&E expenditures remain amortizable over 15 years.
⚖️ Optional Amortization Election
Taxpayers may elect to capitalize and amortize post-2024 domestic R&E expenses:
➔ Over 60 months, starting when benefits are realized, OR
➔ Over 10 years, beginning with the year of the expenditure.
📅 Elective Transition Rules
Retroactive Election for Small Businesses:
➔ Certain businesses with average annual gross receipts ≤ $31M (under Code Sec. 448(c)) may apply the new rules retroactively to 2022–2024 by filing amended returns.
➔ Election deadline: July 4, 2026.
Relief for Previously Capitalized Costs:
➔ For domestic R&E costs capitalized between 2022–2024, taxpayers may elect to deduct remaining balances either:
All at once in 2025, OR
Ratably over two years (2026–2027).
✅ Takeaway: OBBBA makes R&E investment more attractive by restoring immediate deductibility, while offering flexible transition rules to help businesses adapt.
📍 Based in Duluth, GA, we’re here to help you:
➔ Maximize your R&E deductions
➔ Take advantage of retroactive elections
➔ Plan proactively for compliance and savings
📞 Phone: (404) 599-6126
✉ Email: [email protected]