R&D Tax Credit Advisory
Substantiated R&D claims, built on technical evidence
R&D tax credits reward genuine technical uncertainty and experimentation — which means a defensible claim depends on someone who actually understands the underlying research, not just the tax code. At Embute Labs, the people writing your technical narrative are PhDs who have run research programs themselves. That is the differentiator: this is an extension of the firm's research rigour, not a commodity tax-prep service bolted onto a consultancy.
United States
The federal R&D tax credit under IRC §41, claimed on Form 6765 — covering the four-part test, qualified research expenses, the payroll tax offset for qualified small businesses, and state-level credits that may stack.
Explore United States →Australia
The R&D Tax Incentive (R&DTI), jointly administered by AusIndustry and the ATO — covering core versus supporting R&D activities, refundable and non-refundable offsets, and registration and record-keeping requirements.
Explore Australia →Who this is for
- Software and deep-tech companies
- Biotech organizations
- Engineering-led manufacturers
- Food & beverage product developers
- Edtech ventures
Our process
Eligibility assessment
We review your activities against the applicable test — the four-part test in the US, the core/supporting R&D distinction in Australia — before you commit to anything.
Technical and financial scoping
We map qualifying activities to qualifying expenditure, working directly with your technical team so nothing eligible is missed and nothing ineligible is claimed.
Documentation and technical narrative
We write the technical narrative ourselves, grounded in direct understanding of the R&D — not a templated description assembled from a client questionnaire.
Filing support and audit-readiness
We prepare the claim for filing alongside your tax preparer or adviser of record, and build a documentation trail that holds up under examination.
Why us
A principal who has sat on both sides of an R&D claim
Dr. Pratiti Nath
Practice Lead, Management Consulting — R&D Tax Credit Advisory
PhD · Big-4 (KPMG, PwC) · United States & Australia
Dr. Nath built her consulting career inside Big-4 firms — including KPMG and PwC — across both the United States and Australia, the two jurisdictions this practice covers. That's not incidental: it means the person assessing your claim has sat inside the exact review processes and documentation standards that IRS and AusIndustry/ATO examiners apply, on both sides of the Pacific.
Her PhD is the other half of the qualification. Assessing whether work meets the technological-uncertainty and experimentation bar isn't a checkbox exercise — it requires someone trained to read research the way a researcher does. That combination — Big-4 rigour on the compliance side, doctoral training on the science side — is what makes the technical narrative defensible rather than templated.
- Big-4 (KPMG, PwC)
- US & Australia
- PhD-Trained Research Assessment
- R&D Tax Credit Advisory
And, firm-wide
- Senior-led — a principal works the claim directly, not a delegated team
- Evidence-first — the same research discipline we apply to every engagement
- Technically literate — we understand the R&D because we've led R&D
- Defensible under examination — narratives built for scrutiny, not just for filing
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Assess your eligibility
Tell us about your R&D activities and we'll give you a direct read on whether a claim is worth pursuing.