- Qualified Research Expense Tax Credit Program
- Additional Qualified Research Expenses
- Qualified Research Expenses (QREs)
- Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED)
- Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR)
- Public or Private College or University in Missouri
- Annual Program Cap ($10 million)
- Reserved Cap ($5 million)
- Maximum Credit Per Taxpayer ($300,000)
- Corporate Income Tax (Chapter 143)
- Financial Institutions Tax (Chapter 148)
- Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI)
- Minority Business Enterprise
- Women’s Business Enterprise
- Small Business
- Taxable Year
- Tax Credit Authorization
- Credit Carry Forward
- Maximum Carry Forward Period (12 years)
- Nonrefundable Credit
- Tax Credit Transfer, Sale, or Assignment
- Notarized Endorsement
- Pro-Rata Allocation
- New Business (less than five years old)
- Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 41
- Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 174
- Qualified Services
- Wages for Qualified Services
- Supplies Used in Research
- Contract Research Expenses (65%)
- In-House Research Expenses (100%)
- Qualified Research
- Four-Part Test
- Technological in Nature
- Permitted Purpose
- Elimination of Uncertainty Test
- Process of Experimentation Test
- Average Qualified Research Expenses (Base)
- Three Immediately Preceding Tax Years
- Maximum Percentage of Average QREs (200%)
- House Bill 2400 (H.B. 2400)
- Missouri Revised Statutes (RSMo) $\S 620.1039$
- Sales and Use Tax Exemption for R&D Equipment
- Missouri-Qualified Research and Development Equipment
- Annual Application Window (August 1 to September 30)
- Missouri Tax Clearance Certificate
- Certificate of SOS Good Standing
- Flow-Through Tax Treatment
- Partnership, S-Corporation, LLC
- Tax Credit Accountability Act Reporting Form