Started in 2002, Black Line Group™ is a national leader that focuses exclusively on helping companies take advantage of the R&D Tax Credit. Black Line Group’s tax specialists have extensive expertise in this specialized area of the tax code. Our clients range in size from small and mid-size businesses to Fortune 500 companies with an existing Big Four accounting relationship. HISTORY OF TAX CREDIT: When Congress enacted the R&D (research and development) Tax Credit in 1981, it fully intended for the Tax Credit to be used by businesses of all sizes. However, it did not turn out that way for a variety of reasons: • The complexity of the documentation • The cost of hiring experts to do the documentation and • The general confusion over what does and doesn’t qualify. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT: Many businesses and their tax advisors feel it is simply not viable to go after this tax credit. Black Line Group’s tax specialists have worked extensively in this specialized area of the tax code. Our seasoned professionals can quickly assess whether your company’s activities qualify for the R&D Tax Credit. CUSTOMER REVIEWS: “Our company has worked with Black Line Group and filed for an R&D Tax Credit since the 2010 tax year. We had filed for this credit in the past, but got away from using it for several years until engaging Black Line Group. It is a detailed process that Black Line Group has a great deal of experience in, and not something we would have been successful in doing ourselves. We know and hear from other NTMA members that there has been a lot of concern regarding audits by the IRS in regards to companies that file for this credit. In most of the instances of audit, it was a result of trying to go back and amend prior year returns. In our case we chose not to go back and amend, but to simply claim credits for the current tax year and beyond." CONTACT US: Reach us at our website: http://blacklinegrp.com/, email us: peter@blacklinegrp.com or call us: 763-746-1291