August 2, 2024The R&D Tax Law Crushing Software Developers
Imagine this: You run a small software company that generated $1 million in revenue last year. Sounds pretty good. But it costs money to develop software, and developers are not cheap. Your development costs are $900,000, and your other expenses, such as equipment, software purchases, and advertising, are $90,000.
You squeak out a $10,000 profit, so your business owes about 20%, or $2,000 in taxes. Right? Wrong. Under the current tax law, you owe $332,876 in taxes. Yes, that is correct. Your tax rate is over 33,000%.
2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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| January 1 | PC.net 2020 Tech Stock Pick: FSLY |
2019
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| December 2 | PC.net is Mobile-Friendly |
| June 3 | Apple Announces $12,000 Mac Pro and Display Combo |
| May 25 | Free Wi-Fi in Japan, 5 Years Later |
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| January 1 | PC.net 2019 Tech Stock Pick: WDC |
2018
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| October 27 | Traveling > Remodeling |
| July 28 | How I Lost 1.5 Years of Apple Watch Activity Data |
| April 1 | Poll Results: 100% of Facebook Users Don't Actually Care About Privacy |
| March 23 | Wi-Fi on the Hurtigruten MS Fram |
| March 20 | Wi-Fi in Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| January 22 | Wi-Fi in London, England |
2017
| December 6 | Looking for a laptop this Christmas season? |
| September 13 | That Notch Tho |
| June 29 | Happy 10th Birthday, iPhone |
| April 1 | Japan to Replace Entire Written Language with Emojis |
| March 18 | The 5 Best and Worst Things about the Apple Watch |
| January 20 | Goodbye HTTP, Hello HTTPS |
2016
| November 23 | Why my Health Insurance Premiums are Increasing 56% Next Year |
| November 9 | Obamacare: The Untold Story of the 2016 Election |
| August 22 | Pokémon GOing Away or Here to Stay? |
| June 30 | Why HiDPI |
| May 24 | 3 Reasons Why Virtual Reality Will Fail |
| April 1 | Snapchat's Valuation Reaches $1 Trillion |
| March 14 | Pi Day 2016 - Don't Forget to Round Up! |
| February 25 | Facebook Replaces Like Button with Reactions |
2015
| December 5 | Tesla vs Maserati vs Lexus vs Audi |
| November 26 | Reason to Give Thanks |
| October 22 | Why I Didn't Buy A Tesla Model S |
| September 14 | A Few Fixes for OS X 10.10 |
| July 29 | Microsoft Releases Windows 10 |
| June 26 | Drop WWW |
| June 11 | Free Wi-Fi in Scotland |
| May 14 | Happy 16th Birthday PC.net |
| May 5 | Why I Don't Want a Smartwatch |
| April 1 | Apple iChip Rumors Surface |
| March 11 | The Most Epic Pi Day in 100 Years |
| February 13 | Apple: Remember When It Just Worked? |
| January 31 | CES 2015 - The Top Two Themes |
| January 23 | CES 2015 - C Stands for Curved TVs |
| January 15 | CES 2015 Overview |
| January 3 | 2014 Tech Predictions Revisited |
2014
| December 4 | Goodbye Adobe |
| November 26 | An Examination of Consciousness: Recognizing Goodness |
| October 16 | Apple Introduces the 5K iMac with a Retina Display |
| September 26 | Why I Got the iPhone 6 Instead of the iPhone 6 Plus |
| September 19 | iPhone 6 Plus Update |
| August 28 | Amazon Buys Twitch |
| August 23 | Smart Shopping |
| August 9 | Life in a "Smart" World |
| July 4 | Happy Independence Day |
| April 29 | iWatch – Who Needs It? |
| April 1 | Twitter Reaches Maximum Tweet Capacity |
| March 31 | Free Wi-Fi in Japan |
| March 15 | Apple (Finally) Releases a Performance Update for iOS |
| February 25 | Microsoft OneDrive Brings Cloud Storage to the Masses |
| January 13 | Google Buys Nest |
2013
| December 31 | 2014 Tech Predictions |
| December 30 | 2013 Tech Predictions Revisited |
| December 26 | iTunes Playlist: Paid in Full |
| December 19 | New Mac Pro Now Shipping |
| December 12 | High Speed Scandinavia |
| November 12 | Carbonite Releases the Throttle |
| October 14 | Recharge by Unplugging |
| September 13 | Apple Announces New Versions of the Same iPhone |
| September 5 | Will Apple Rise this Fall? |
| August 30 | Old Fashioned Tech Terms |
| July 26 | The Best Tech Companies of 2013 |
| July 19 | The Worst Tech Companies of 2013 |
| June 18 | A Taxing Problem for Amazon Associates in Minnesota |
| June 10 | The Mac is Back |
| June 7 | WWDC 2013 Wish List |
| May 14 | Happy 14th Birthday! |
| May 6 | Adobe Kills Creative Suite, Moves to Creative Cloud |
| May 1 | The PC is Not Dead |
| April 30 | Facebook Buttons Finally Fixed? |
| April 1 | Amazon Tube to Revolutionize Online Shopping |
| March 21 | Introducing the Mini Review |
| March 13 | StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Released |
| February 22 | Why I Like the Starbucks iPhone App |
| February 1 | Paying for the Music |
| January 12 | Best of CES 2013 |
2012
2011
| December 29 | 2012 Tech Predictions |
| December 27 | 2011 Tech Predictions Revisited |
| December 6 | Three Screens Update |
| November 22 | A Truly Wide-Screen iMac |
| November 11 | Eleven Eleven Eleven |
| November 3 | Keeping Up with the Netizens |
| October 5 | Goodbye Steve Jobs |
| September 28 | Amazon Introduces New Kindles |
| August 25 | Thank You Steve Jobs |
| August 1 | A Better Way to Fly |
| July 20 | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Released |
| July 19 | What a World Cup |
| July 12 | Why I Like Bill Gates |
| June 21 | ICANN't Believe It |
| June 2 | 3D or not 3D? That is the Question |
| May 14 | Happy Birthday Sharpened.net |
| April 28 | Sharpened.net 6.1 Published |
| April 1 | The End of the Keyboard and Mouse |
| March 24 | Firefox 4: First Impressions |
| March 21 | AT&T to Merge with T-Mobile |
| March 15 | Devastation in Japan |
| March 4 | Definitely Not Comcastic |
| February 26 | Revisions Underway |
| February 24 | Double Resolution Displays May Be a Reality |
| February 7 | Apple Stores Eliminating Boxed Software? |
2010
| December 29 | 2011 Tech Predictions |
| December 20 | Website Comment Sections: A Sad Commentary |
| December 7 | Updates Already |
| November 13 | Welcome to Sharpened.net 6.0! |
| November 10 | New Website Launch Imminent |
| October 23 | An Update on the Website Update |
| October 15 | The Adobe I Used to Know |
| August 24 | Headphones Headcase |
| July 27 | StarCraft II Released |
| July 16 | Apple Addresses the iPhone Signal Issue |
| July 15 | iPhone 4 Reception Drama |
| June 7 | iPhone 4 Officially Announced |
| May 14 | Sharpened.net Turns Eleven |
| April 24 | 1,000 Ways to Express Yourself |
| April 1 | Computers to be Covered by New Health Care Bill |
| March 10 | The Moral of MySpace |
| February 23 | The Rise and Fall of MySpace |
| January 30 | Questions, Comments, Concerns? |
2009
| December 31 | Looking Forward |
| November 28 | Giving Thanks |
| October 14 | E-mail Etiquette |
| August 8 | Summer Break? |
| May 14 | 10 Year Anniversary |
| April 1 | The Internet Files for Bankruptcy |
| March 19 | Twitter Me This |
| January 22 | Maintenance Mania |
2008
| December 30 | Business or Busyness? |
| November 10 | For Nerds Only |
| September 30 | The End of an Era |
| July 23 | Capturing the Moment without a Camera |
| June 12 | 3000 File Extensions |
| May 11 | The Whole Nine Years |
| April 1 | Can I Get Some Privacy Please? |
| March 21 | Land of 10,000 Messages |
| February 8 | Sharpened.net is Back Online |
2007
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| November 9 | Avoiding E-mail Bankruptcy |
| October 8 | New File Extension Search Box |
| August 3 | iPhone Review - Part 2 |
| June 30 | Apple iPhone Review |
| June 13 | Windows Vista Poll Results |
| May 11 | Happy 8th Birthday |
| April 1 | New Eco-Friendly Computers |
| January 30 | Windows Vista Released (Finally) |
2006
| December 21 | 2000 File Extensions! |
| October 23 | The Bottomless Inbox |
| September 20 | The Browser Results Are In |
| August 20 | Organize Your Digital Photos |
| July 13 | Introducing the New Emoticons Database |
| July 10 | Resources Revision |
| July 7 | Previous Updates Now Available |
| June 8 | The Sharpened MySpace Editor |
| May 30 | The Chat Acronyms Dashboard Widget |
| May 26 | Acronyms Upgrade |
| May 11 | 7 Years Old |
| April 1 | Windows Vista Delayed Indefinitely |
| February 7 | Acronym Explosion! |
| February 3 | Superbowl Prediction |
| February 2 | How Time Flies |
2005
| December 21 | 1,000 File Extensions! |
| December 16 | 500 Glossary Terms! |
| December 13 | An Overwhelming Task |
| November 24 | Happy Thanksgiving! |
| October 25 | Choose Your Search Engine |
| October 5 | A real life logo! |
| August 31 | Repsonse to Hurricane Katrina |
| June 17 | 400 Terms! |
| June 1 | More File Extension Information |
| May 16 | Six Years Old |
| May 5 | No Foolin' |
| April 1 | Internet Usage Drops 80% |
| March 25 | New Term of the Day |
| March 11 | Searching for a Site Search Engine |
| February 1 | The new Sharpened.net! |
| January 14 | 17 Days and Counting |
2004
| December 28 | Asian Tsunamis |
| December 11 | 300 Terms! |
| November 23 | Glossary Updates at Hyperspeed |
| November 5 | Election Poll Results |
| October 22 | Let Your Voice Be Heard |
| October 21 | Updates for All |
| September 2 | Hot New Tunes |
| July 25 | Construction Complete |
| June 13 | Half a Decade of Sharpened.net |
| April 1 | Gadgets Galore! |
| March 19 | Better Borders |
| February 22 | Land of 10,000 Spam Messages |
| January 26 | A Clean Inbox |
| January 1 | An E-mail Resolution |
2003
| November 27 | Gobble Gobble! |
| September 8 | Two Types of People |
| August 7 | Don't Let that Light Shine |
| July 17 | Absolutely Nothing! |
| May 30 | Substantial Updates |
| May 13 | Four Years Old! |
| April 1 | Al Gore Advances Technology |
| March 11 | Slacking Off? Not Really. |
| January 10 | Happy 2003! |
2002
| December 12 | Yet Another Off-Site Update |
| November 14 | Another Remote Update |
| October 31 | Per's Personal Portfolio |
| October 22 | Fabulous Free Time |
| October 12 | Back Online |
| September 16 | Internet Fasting |
| August 17 | Welcome to Sharpened.net Version 3.0! |
| August 13 | Mark Your Calendars |
| July 15 | Nothing Like a Flexible Timeline |
| June 15 | Last Minute Update |
| May 16 | Sharpened.net is Three Years Old! |
| May 6 | Graduation Time |
| April 1 | New iMacs Redefine Innovation |
| March 12 | Don't Break Your Wrist |
| February 14 | Another Annoying Valentine's Day |
| January 19 | A Few Good Updates |
2001
| December 13 | The Busiest Week Ever |
| November 10 | Unanswered Questions |
| October 23 | Three New Songs |
| September 16 | A response to the tragic events of September 11 |
| August 13 | Back from Peru |
| July 17 | Busy Playing Around |
| July 4 | Independence Day |
| June 6 | Balancing the Right and Left Brain |
| May 17 | Why Can't I Access Your Site?! |
| May 15 | 2nd Anniversary Celebration! |
| April 27 | New Advertiser |
| April 1 | Merger Mania |
| March 26 | 200 Terms! |
| February 26 | Time is the Enemy |
| February 14 | Valentine's Day Downer |
| January 29 | The New Help Center |
| January 18 | Promises Promises |
2000
| December 24 | No Y2K Worries This Year |
| December 3 | Netscape 6 Compatible |
| November 20 | Busy Busy |
| October 27 | Stop the Worrying |
| October 8 | About the Editor |
| September 17 | Nothing Exciting |
| September 4 | Taking a Break |
| August 14 | Welcome to the New Sharpened.net! |
| August 6 | HTML to PHP |
| July 23 | The Database Integration Begins |
| July 2 | Some More Updates |
| June 22 | Lots to Say |
| June 4 | The Joy of Multi-Platform Website Development |
| May 29 | A Little More Dynamic |
| May 14 | One Year Anniversary! |
| April 23 | Happy Easter! |
| April 16 | Tony Hawk Pro Skateboarding |
| April 9 | New Typeface |
| March 26 | Biweekly Update Trend |
| March 12 | Unseen Updates |
| February 27 | Minor Updates |
| February 21 | Injury-Free Snowboarding |
| February 13 | Two of Everything |
| February 6 | Sharpened.com |
| January 30 | The Busyness Continues |
| January 23 | The Non-Update |
| January 17 | 25 New Glossary Terms |
| January 2 | Typing Double Zeros |
1999
| December 31 | See You Next Millennium |
| December 26 | Y2K Approaches |
| December 25 | Merry Christmas! |
| December 23 | The Updating Continues |
| December 19 | The Foreseeable Future |
| December 5 | Dang Priorities |
| November 24 | Caught Up |
| November 14 | Better Writing |
| November 7 | Small Changes |
| October 31 | Happy Halloween! |
| October 24 | New and Improved Glossary |
| October 20 | More Updating |
| October 16 | The Process Begins |
| October 10 | Small Fixes |
| October 3 | Already October |
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