Research and Development Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2021 2021-12-23 Introduced in House Research and Development Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2021

This bill modifies the refundable research tax credit for new and small businesses to (1) increase the limit on refundability to $500,000, with an adjustment for inflation; (2) allow refundable amounts to cover all payroll taxes paid by such businesses; and (3) extend eligibility for the credit to small businesses with less than $10 million in gross receipts (currently, less than $5 million).

The bill also increases the rate of the alternative simplified tax credit for such businesses.

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