For Accounting Professionals

A Specialist R&D Credit Resource for Your Firm

Alexander & Blake works alongside accounting firms that want a reliable specialist partner for R&D tax credit studies and related documentation. You maintain the client relationship. We handle the specialty work and coordinate closely throughout the engagement.

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How We Work Together

Specialist Support for Trusted Advisors.

Your Client, Your Relationship

We never solicit your clients for other services. We function as an extension of your practice — a specialty resource, not a competitor.

Complete Technical Execution

R&D credit studies require careful technical documentation and structured analysis. We manage the entire process — you review and approve.

Documentation Built for Review

Every study is prepared with structured project narratives, four-part test documentation, and thorough financial substantiation — organized for clarity and prepared with review in mind.

Clear Engagement Economics

Our fee is typically contingency-based and paid after filing, with no upfront cost to your firm or your client in most engagements.

Organized Delivery

We run a structured process designed to minimize disruption, provide visibility throughout the engagement, and deliver the completed study on a practical timeline.

South Carolina Focused

We specialize in SC businesses and coordinate the federal credit alongside the SC state credit for comprehensive benefit.

How It Works

A Straightforward Engagement Process

01

You Identify an Opportunity

Consider which clients may have qualifying activities — product development, process improvement, software engineering, or technical design work. We can help evaluate whether an engagement makes sense.

02

We Prepare the Study

We conduct technical interviews, collect financial data through our secure portal, and prepare a complete credit study with structured documentation. You receive visibility throughout the engagement.

03

You File with Confidence

We deliver the completed study, supporting schedules, and Form 6765 materials to your team for filing coordination. Ongoing support is included if questions arise later.

Who Qualifies

Which Clients May Have Qualifying Activities?

If any of the following describe a client's business, there is a reasonable chance qualifying R&D activities exist. We are happy to evaluate and advise — the initial conversation is complimentary.

They manufacture a product or develop a manufacturing process
They write custom software for clients or internal operations
They design or engineer systems, structures, or equipment
They develop new formulas, compounds, or materials
They prototype or test new products before market
They spend money on contractors for technical work
They are improving an existing product or process
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Your Role

What We Need From the CPA

In most engagements, we ask the CPA to help confirm filing posture, prior-year credit history, and any relevant return details. We handle the specialty R&D work so your team does not need to build an internal process from scratch.

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Results

Representative Partner Engagement Outcomes

Illustrative examples based on representative South Carolina engagements. Actual outcomes depend on the client's facts, qualifying activities, expenses, and filing posture.

$87K
SC Manufacturing Client

Federal and SC state credits combined. Client had never claimed the credit before. CPA referred after noticing process development activity.

Current year
$142K
SC Software Company

Three years of amended returns plus current year. Client thought only pharmaceutical companies qualified.

3-year lookback
$63K
SC Engineering Firm

Current year credit on structural engineering and design work. Study completed and delivered in 45 days with structured documentation.

Current year

These examples are illustrative and based on typical engagement profiles. Individual results depend on qualifying activities, expenses, and tax situation.

Start a Conversation

Tell us about your practice and we'll reach out to discuss how we might work together. No commitment required.

We'll reach out promptly to discuss whether there may be a fit.