Built by CPAs — for the companies doing the work
Ricerca began with a simple conviction: an R&D tax credit study should be both fast and defensible. We pair modern AI with the judgment of experienced R&D experts so you don’t have to choose.
Two bad options
Traditional consultants
Deep expertise, but often slow, costly, and opaque — months of back-and-forth and a bill to match.
Automation-only software
Fast and cheap, but shallow — prone to missing eligible activities and producing thin documentation with no professional accountability.
AI speed. Expert rigor. No compromise.
We use AI to compress the busywork — intake, parsing, drafting, computation — and put experienced R&D experts in charge of every decision that matters. Each study is reviewed and finalized before it’s issued, with audit-ready substantiation mapped to business components and the four-part test, and backed by Audit Protection. And because the rules changed in 2025, we make sure you capture both the §174A deduction and the §41 credit.
What sets a Ricerca study apart
Expert-finalized studies
Experienced R&D experts review and finalize every study before it’s issued — real accountability, not just software output.
Audit Protection included
If the IRS examines the R&D claim, we represent you — limited to the R&D study and credits, and conditioned on the accuracy of your information.
Human-in-the-loop
AI accelerates the work; people make every qualification and amount decision.
Audit-defense-grade docs
Substantiation mapped to the four-part test and each business component.
Serious data security
Encryption, least-privilege access, and a promise never to train public AI on your data.
Transparency
Every figure is sourced and explainable — no black boxes.
Current §174A/OBBBA expertise
We capture the deduction and the credit, correctly, under the new rules.
The company behind Ricerca
Ricerca is owned and operated by Francette, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company. Questions, partnerships, or press? Reach us at [email protected].