R&D Time Survey
Your company is eligible to claim tax credits based on recipe development and manufacturing process improvement work the company performs. Please complete the following questions and time estimates to the best of your knowledge.
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Please estimate your time spent on the following areas for ALL projects (combined) that you worked on in each of the below years in the form of a percentage (%). Note each year column must total 100%.
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2023
Marketing
Cost Estimating
Developing Techniques to Reduce Costs/Improve Product Consistency
Redesigning Processes to Comply With New Fed/State Regulations
Experimentation with yeast strains and fermentation techniques
Producing new pilot batches and test runs
Recipe Blending, Formulation & Ingredient Research
Shelf Life Analysis & Testing
Package Design for Functional (vs. Asthetic) Purposes
Incorporating New/Sustainable Ingedients in a Formula
Engineering Packaging For Using Environmentally Friendly Materials
Creating Methods for Minimizing Scrap/Waste/Contamination/Spoilage
Increasing Efficiency of Water/Fuel/Utilities Through New Technologies
Developing Processes to Convert Waste to Energy
Formulating Ingredients for flavor/smell/texture/nutritional requirements
Formulating Ingredients for sodium/fat/gluten/etc.
Improving Equipment: Ensure Safety for Handling Food or For Other Reasons
Contract Administration
Document Management / Control
Direct Supervision of Engineering Design
Production Process Improvement / Equipment Efficiency
Meetings to Discuss / Resolve Technical Issue
Resolve Technical Issues Encountered After Testing
Other Non-Qualified
TOTAL MUST = 100%
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