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R&D Capitalization: The Software Cost Cap Whitepaper

The fundamentals of software R&D cost capitalization — the benefits and challenges of tracking it, and how to implement an automated solution that cuts the manual effort.

Date
February 22, 2024

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Software R&D cost capitalization is a mandatory and highly-audited report that software organizations are required to produce — and it can be a highly manual, spreadsheet-filling exercise in frustration.

This whitepaper covers the fundamentals of software R&D cost capitalization, the benefits and challenges of tracking it, and how to implement an automated solution that reduces the manual effort required to produce an R&D report.

What you'll learn

  • Software R&D capitalization fundamentals — what capitalization, software R&D, and software R&D capitalization mean for US GAAP accounting and tax purposes.
  • Software capitalization in practice — how it impacts organizations of different sizes and stages, and the common challenges you may face.
  • Putting it into practice — how a solution like Allstacks can help alleviate the manual work of software R&D capitalization.