Elective Deduction for Research & Development Facilities
In lieu of depreciation or the investment tax credit, a corporation is allowed a one year write-off for expenditures paid or incurred during the taxable year for the construction, reconstruction or acquisition of all qualifying depreciable tangible property, including buildings, which is used or to be used for the purpose of research and development in the experimental or laboratory sense. The deduction is allowed under the corporate income tax.
For More Information Follow These Web Links
- RI Division of Taxation Regulation: http://www.tax.state.ri.us/regulations/cr88-03.php
- RI General Law: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE44/44-32/INDEX.HTM