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Also, it's not necessarily a tech requirement. A restaurant developing a new menu as it tests out recipes is just as much R&D as anything else. No idea why peo
by mozumder 9y ago
Also, it's not necessarily a tech requirement. A restaurant developing a new menu as it tests out recipes is just as much R&D as anything else.
No idea why people think R&D needs to be cutting edge tech research...
- cde-v 9y agoNo... one of the requirements is "research which is undertaken for the purpose of discovering information which is technological in nature"
- webmaven 9y agoMight a restaurant specializing in molecular gastronomy[0] devising new dishes qualify then? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_gastronomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_gastronomy
- gamblor956 9y agoGenerally yes. The tricky part is documenting how they qualify for the R&D credit.
- mozumder 9y agoBasically all food production is "technological in nature".
- gamblor956 9y agoThe R&D credit is not limited to research undertaken for technological discoveries. I'm still not sure where you're getting that idea from.
- gamblor956 9y agoI'm not sure why you're being downvoted. The development of menu items can be a permissible R&D credit activity. At the level of a national or regional restaurant chain, it would definitely qualify. The development of menu items for a large chain involves a significant amount of research and scientific experimentation to nail down ingredients, storage and cooking processes, etc., that meet certain financial metrics, nutritional requirements, regulatory requirements, etc. For a one-location restaurant, or small chain, it would be a lot more difficult to qualify for R&D credits. You'd have to show that menu items were developed to meet specific predefined targets in ways that would not have been obvious without the research/experimentation activity. Flavor is an acceptable target if the flavor can be clearly defined.