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R&D Tax Credit Refit Taking Shape; Open Innovation Scheme Likely to Cover Research Commissioned to Big Firms
As FY2019 tax reform debates are entering the final stretch, the government is likely to expand the scope of research subject to the “open innovation” R&D tax credit to include programs commissioned to large companies, as requested by the pharma…
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