Monday, July 13, 2026
ProSection 174 Tax Automator
A SaaS that connects to GitHub, payroll, and cloud billing to automatically classify software R&D expenses, generate IRS-compliant amortization schedules under Section 174, and alert startups to potential legislative changes, eliminating the manual spreadsheet guesswork that risks audits.
Target Audience
CFOs and founders of US-based tech startups with 5-50 employees, especially bootstrapped ones who just became profitable. They currently use generic tax software that doesn’t understand software development cost categories, so they either overpay tax or risk penalties.
Why Now
Ask HN post 'Help restore the tax deduction for software dev in the US (Section 174)' signals active frustration and potential policy movement; the recent trend of bootstrapped exits ('Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today') means tax events where 174 compliance is scrutinized; no existing tool automates the specific 5-year software cost amortization requirement.
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