Thursday, July 16, 2026
ProR&D Expense Tracker
A SaaS platform that automatically categorises software development activities into qualifying R&D expenses under Section 174, reconstructs historical git and payroll data, and generates audit-ready tax reports for the IRS.
Target Audience
CFOs and founders of bootstrapped or venture-backed US software startups that previously deducted software dev costs fully and now face a huge tax hit because the current Section 174 requires capitalization and amortization.
Why Now
The Tell HN 'Help restore the tax deduction for software dev in the US (Section 174)' is trending, proving widespread panic; no existing accounting tool specifically maps modern agile dev workflows to the new IRS guidelines.
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