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Tyler Bonts

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Tyler leads the firm’s research credit, §45X advanced manufacturing, and utility sales tax exemption practices. He developed and launched the §45X and utility-study service lines and supports clients from eligibility assessment through interviews, documentation, calculation, filing coordination, and audit defense.

His engineering and applied-research background includes injury biomechanics, composite materials, carbon-fiber recycling, data modeling, and field engineering for infrastructure projects. Tyler earned a Bachelor of Science in Polymer Engineering from Auburn University.

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R&D Tax Credits · 3 min readJuly 6, 2026 Deadline: Key Opportunity for R&D Deductions and Credits

Restore immediate R&D expensing under Section 174A and claim retroactive benefits for 2022-2024 before the July 6, 2026 deadline, including refund opportunities and Section 280C election considerations.

R&D Tax Credits · 3 min readThe One, Big, Beautiful Bill would provide one, big, beautiful deduction for R&D expenditures

The “One, Big, Beautiful Bill" promises to provide a big deduction for R&D expenditures.

R&D Tax Credits · 4 min readWelcome Changes to Proposed R&D Credit Claims Process

The IRS recently announced several notable changes to the process of claiming the R&D Tax Credit, announcing welcome reductions to requirements for filing amended R&D Credit claims and reduced requirements for the…

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