HILL TAX BRIEFING: Manufacturers Back R&D Tax Fix in Chips Bill

May 20, 2022, 10:06 AM UTC

A major trade organization representing manufacturers is pushing for lawmakers to add more favorable tax treatment of research and development costs to legislation designed to boost US economic competitiveness with China.

A bicameral conference committee is working to reconcile differences between House and Senate versions of the competition bill. The National Association of Manufacturers, in a letter released Thursday, detailed a 10-point plan for the conference committee, including the restoration of full and immediate expensing for R&D spending.

Under the 2017 tax law, immediate expensing for business R&D costs expired ...

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