qualified research
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “qualified research” means research—
(A) 1 with respect to which expenditures may be treated as expenses under section 174,
(B) which is undertaken for the purpose of discovering information—
(i) which is technological in nature, and
(ii) the application of which is intended to be useful in the development of a new or improved business component of the taxpayer, and
(C) substantially all of the activities of which constitute elements of a process of experimentation for a purpose described in paragraph (3).
Source
- 201826 U.S.C. § 41Internal Revenue Code · Credit for increasing research activities · for purposes of this section
The term "qualified research" means research—
(A) 1 with respect to which expenditures may be treated as expenses under section 174,
(B) which is undertaken for the purpose of discovering information—
(i) which is technological in nature, and
(ii) the application of which is intended to be useful in the development of a new or improved business component of the taxpayer, and
(C) substantially all of the activities of which constitute elements of a process of experimentation for a purpose described in paragraph (3).
Such term does not include any activity described in paragraph (4).
Source
- 2017–202226 U.S.C. § 41Internal Revenue Code · Credit for increasing research activities · for purposes of this section
The term “qualified research” means research—
(A) with respect to which expenditures are treated as domestic research or experimental expenditures under section 174A,
(B) which is undertaken for the purpose of discovering information—
(i) which is technological in nature, and
(ii) the application of which is intended to be useful in the development of a new or improved business component of the taxpayer, and
(C) substantially all of the activities of which constitute elements of a process of experimentation for a purpose described in paragraph (3).
Source
- 2025–present26 U.S.C. § 41Internal Revenue Code · Credit for increasing research activities · for purposes of this section
The term “qualified research” means research—
(A) with respect to which expenditures may be treated as expenses under section 174,
(B) which is undertaken for the purpose of discovering information—
(i) which is technological in nature, and
(ii) the application of which is intended to be useful in the development of a new or improved business component of the taxpayer, and
(C) substantially all of the activities of which constitute elements of a process of experimentation for a purpose described in paragraph (3).
Source
- 2013–201726 U.S.C. § 41Internal Revenue Code · Credit for increasing research activities · for purposes of this section
The term "qualified research" means research—
(A) with respect to which expenditures may be treated as expenses under section 174,
(B) which is undertaken for the purpose of discovering information—
(i) which is technological in nature, and
(ii) the application of which is intended to be useful in the development of a new or improved business component of the taxpayer, and
(C) substantially all of the activities of which constitute elements of a process of experimentation for a purpose described in paragraph (3).
Such term does not include any activity described in paragraph (4).
Source
- 1994–201626 U.S.C. § 41Internal Revenue Code · Credit for increasing research activities · for purposes of this section
The term “qualified research” means research—
(A) with respect to which expenditures may be treated as specified research or experimental expenditures under section 174,
(B) which is undertaken for the purpose of discovering information—
(i) which is technological in nature, and
(ii) the application of which is intended to be useful in the development of a new or improved business component of the taxpayer, and
(C) substantially all of the activities of which constitute elements of a process of experimentation for a purpose described in paragraph (3).
Source
- 2022–202526 U.S.C. § 41Internal Revenue Code · Credit for increasing research activities · for purposes of this section
The term "qualified research" means research—
(A) with respect to which expenditures may be treated as specified research or experimental expenditures under section 174,
(B) which is undertaken for the purpose of discovering information—
(i) which is technological in nature, and
(ii) the application of which is intended to be useful in the development of a new or improved business component of the taxpayer, and
(C) substantially all of the activities of which constitute elements of a process of experimentation for a purpose described in paragraph (3).
Such term does not include any activity described in paragraph (4).
Source
- 2022–202326 U.S.C. § 41Internal Revenue Code · Credit for increasing research activities · for purposes of this section