Houston · R&D Tax Policy Discussions Forum
Funded Research: Who Should Get the Credit?
Contract research splits risk and rights between two parties. This session asks whether the funded-research rules allocate the credit to the right one.
- Programme
- Swanson Reed's innovationCAFE 2027
- Workshop topic
- R&D Tax Policy Discussions Forum
- City
- Houston, United States
- Date
- Tuesday, December 14, 2027
- Time
- 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Venue
- Hilton Americas-Houston
- Address
- 1600 Lamar St, Houston, TX 77010
- Price
- Free
R&D Tax Policy Discussions Forum
An open table on how R&D tax incentives are designed and who they reach. What attendees say is recorded and summarised for policymakers.
Chairs
- DJ
Damian J. Smyth
Principal & Global CEO
Swanson Reed
R&D tax policy, with more than 20 years in R&D tax credits.
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Adam Rogers
Principal & Director of Technical Compliance
Swanson Reed
Technical compliance and R&D tax audits across multiple jurisdictions.
Read Adam Rogers’s Bio → - CJ
Cherie Jones
Principal & General Manager of Operations
Swanson Reed
Claim preparation and client delivery, in R&D tax credit work since 2015.
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Answers at a Glance
- What is the Houston workshop about?
- Contract research splits risk and rights between two parties. This session asks whether the funded-research rules allocate the credit to the right one.
- What kind of session is it?
- R&D Tax Policy Discussions Forum. An open table on how R&D tax incentives are designed and who they reach. What attendees say is recorded and summarised for policymakers.
- How do I register?
- Use the Email to Register link on this page, or write to hello@innovation.cafe. Attendance is free and places are limited.