Introducing Claimship

Last year we ran an R&D study through our accountants. The credit was real. The process was not. Interviews, spreadsheets, a clunky portal, and weeks of back and forth.

The strange part is that all the evidence already existed. Every qualifying project lived in our GitHub history, our Linear board, and our Slack threads. Nobody was reading it.

That's why we built Claimship.

What it does

• Connects to your tools. GitHub, Linear, Jira, Slack, Gmail, and your payroll provider. Access is read-only and setup takes about 15 minutes.
• Classifies the work. Every pull request, ticket, and thread is checked against the IRS four-part test. You review the edge cases in a short weekly pass.
• Builds the study. Project narratives, payroll allocations, and Form 6765 numbers. Every dollar links to the commit, PR, or ticket that earned it.
• Tracks the cash. The elected credit goes to Rippling or Gusto. We follow it each quarter until the full amount lands as lower payroll taxes.

Who it's for

US startups that pay engineers to build new product. Under $5M in revenue is the sweet spot. That's where the payroll offset turns the credit into quarterly cash, profitable or not.

Pricing

A flat fee of $1,500 to $3,000 per year, based on team size. You keep the whole credit. Most customers claim $20,000 to $250,000 in their first year. Estimate what your team could claim.

Your accountant stays. Claimship produces the study and your CPA files it with your return, same as any other year. The difference is that the study takes minutes of your time instead of weeks.