
MSP Tax Strategy: R&D Credits, MRR Accounting, and Owner Comp
How Bay Area managed service providers and IT consulting firms should structure their tax strategy around R&D credits, MRR revenue recognition, and owner compensation.

How Bay Area managed service providers and IT consulting firms should structure their tax strategy around R&D credits, MRR revenue recognition, and owner compensation.

How Bay Area marketing and advertising agencies should structure contractor relationships and manage multi-state tax exposure as they grow.

How Bay Area assisted living and RCFE operators can use cost segregation studies to accelerate depreciation and unlock significant first-year deductions.

How Bay Area veterinarians should structure practice acquisitions, DSO sales, and partnership buy-ins for the best after-tax outcome.

How Bay Area architecture and engineering firms can identify qualifying research activities under IRC § 41 — and capture the credit most generalist CPAs never raise.

A Bay Area CPA’s guide to Form 990, public support tests, unrelated business income, and the governance documentation that keeps a nonprofit exempt.

A Bay Area CPA’s guide to the California Pass-Through Entity Tax election under AB 150: who benefits, the June 15 deposit trap, multi-state coordination, and the situations where PTET costs more than it saves.

How Bay Area dentists should structure a practice acquisition for maximum after-tax cash flow: §179 equipment expensing, §197 goodwill amortization, working capital, and SBA 7(a) loan optimization.

A Bay Area CPA’s deep dive on Qualified Small Business Stock §1202: eligibility, the 2025 tiered exclusion, common pitfalls, and how tech founders can stack the $10M-per-issuer cap.

How Bay Area construction companies should choose between Percentage-of-Completion and Completed-Contract method for tax — and the §460 rules that determine your options.