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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 8703-B. Credit for research and development expenses

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A taxpayer who incurs Pennsylvania qualified research and development expense in a taxable year may apply for a research and development tax credit as provided in this article.  By December 1, a taxpayer must submit an application to the department for Pennsylvania qualified research and development expense incurred in the taxable year that ended in the prior calendar year.

(b) The following apply:

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a taxpayer that is qualified under subsection (a) shall receive a research and development tax credit for the taxable year in the amount of ten per cent of the excess of the taxpayer's total Pennsylvania qualified research and development expense for the taxable year over the taxpayer's Pennsylvania base amount.

(2) A taxpayer that is a small business and is qualified under subsection (a) shall receive a research and development tax credit for the taxable year in the amount of twenty per cent of the excess of the taxpayer's total Pennsylvania qualified research and development expense for the taxable year over the taxpayer's Pennsylvania base amount.

(c) By May 1 of the second calendar year following the close of the taxable year during which the Pennsylvania qualified research and development expense was incurred, the department shall notify the taxpayer of the amount of the taxpayer's research and development tax credit approved by the department.

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