We stand behind your R&D claim
Every Ricerca R&D tax credit study includes Audit Protection. If the IRS examines the R&D tax credit claim from your study, we represent you and provide the examiner with the documentation and information they request — so you’re not facing it alone.
If the IRS comes knocking, we answer
Audit Protection turns a defensible study into a defended one. Here’s what it means in practice.
We represent you
If the IRS examines the R&D tax credit claim from your Ricerca study, we represent you in the examination and deal with the examiner directly.
We provide the documentation
We respond to the IRS with the workpapers, business-component detail, and information they request to substantiate your R&D claim.
Included with every study
Audit Protection comes with every Ricerca R&D tax credit study — it’s part of the work, not a separate purchase you have to remember.
Limited to your R&D study and credits — and nothing else
So there’s no confusion, here is exactly what Audit Protection does and does not cover.
What’s covered
- The R&D tax credit study we prepared for you
- The related federal R&D tax credits in that study
- The substantiation and documentation behind the R&D claim
What’s not covered
- Any other part of your tax return
- Other tax years or studies we did not prepare
- Other credits or deductions (outside the R&D credit)
- State or local taxes
- Payroll, employment, sales, or other taxes
- Penalties and interest
- Any matter unrelated to the R&D study and credits
In plain terms: Audit Protection applies only to the R&D tax credit study and the related federal R&D tax credits we prepared for you. It does not cover any other tax, year, credit, deduction, penalty, or matter.
Audit Protection depends on the accuracy of your information
Our study — and this protection — relies entirely on the accuracy and completeness of the information, records, and representations you provide for the study.
If any of the information you give us is inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading, Audit Protection does not apply. In that case we are not responsible under it, and we will not represent you if a problem with the IRS results from that inaccurate information.
The bottom line: give us complete, accurate information, and we stand behind the study. That’s the deal.
From a finalized study to a defended claim
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We finalize your study
Our R&D experts review and finalize your study before it’s issued — built from the start to answer the questions an examiner asks.
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If the IRS examines the R&D claim
You let us know as soon as you receive an IRS notice about the R&D tax credit from your study.
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We represent you
We step in, represent you in the examination, and provide the IRS with the documentation and information they request.
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Conditions apply
Protection is limited to the R&D study and credits, and depends on the accuracy of the information you provided — see below.
Audit Protection — frequently asked questions
Is Audit Protection included, or is it an add-on?
What exactly does Audit Protection cover?
What is not covered?
What happens if the information I provided wasn’t accurate?
Does Audit Protection guarantee the IRS will allow the credit?
How do I trigger Audit Protection?
A note on these terms. This page summarizes Audit Protection in plain language. The specific terms, scope, and conditions are governed by the written engagement agreement for your study, which controls if anything here differs from it.
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