Your startup has an R&D tax credit
Worth up to $500,000 a year, even if you're not profitable. Claimship builds the audit‑ready study from your GitHub, Linear, and Slack.
FY 2026 study
612 qualified items · Form 6765 · CPA-ready
FY 2026 study
612 qualified items · Form 6765 · CPA-ready
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Estimate your savings
This is the only software that pays for itself in cash
If you pay US engineers to build new product, you almost certainly qualify. Startups under $5M in revenue can take the credit against payroll taxes. That means real cash back, even with no profit.
Pay contractors too, or want the payroll offset check? Open the full calculator
How it works
From connected repos to cash collected in four steps
Beyond payroll
We find qualified expenses automatically
Salaries are the biggest line in most claims, but not the only one. Connect a read-only bank or card feed and Claimship finds the qualified expenses hiding in your transaction history.
- Cloud and compute. AWS, GCP, GPU rentals, and API usage tied to development work.
- Contract research. US contractors who build product count at 65 cents on the dollar.
- Supplies. Hardware and materials your team uses up while building.
These add up fast if you're training models or paying for serious compute.
Amazon Web Services
Jun 28 · Mercury ···· 4821
Lambda GPU Cloud
Jun 21 · Mercury ···· 4821
Apex Engineering LLC
Jun 15 · Invoice · US contractor
Figma
Jun 12 · Mercury ···· 4821
WeWork
Jun 1 · Mercury ···· 4821
Why Claimship
Why founders switch to Claimship
It does one thing
Claimship is not bookkeeping software or a tax filer. It does one job: maximize and defend the R&D credit line on your return.
Evidence, not questionnaires
Most firms build studies from interviews and time surveys your team half remembers. Claimship builds them from the actual work record: commits, PRs, tickets, and threads.
A human reviews every study
Software reads the work record and drafts the study. A person on our team reviews every study before it goes to your CPA. Nothing ships on model output alone.
Flat fee, whole credit
R&D credit firms usually take 15 to 25% of what they find. Claimship charges a flat annual fee. A $60,000 credit costs you $2,500, not $12,000.
Your accountant stays
Your CPA gets a finished study and Form 6765 package to file with your return. Nothing about your accounting setup changes.
Pricing
A flat fee. You keep the entire credit.
No percentage of your refund. No per seat pricing. No surprise study fees in April.
Most customers claim $20,000 to $250,000 in their first year. See full pricing details.
FAQ
The questions every founder asks
Find out what your startup is owed
Tell us about your company. We connect your tools, run a first pass, and show you the number. If the credit isn't worth it, we'll tell you.