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How to Claim R&D Credits During Clinical Trials

How to Claim R&D Credits During Clinical Trials

Because our team here at ShayCPA specializes in providing accounting services to tech companies, we spend a lot of time working with Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code. IRC § 41 is what makes it possible to claim a tax credit for research and development,...

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Generative AI and Your Tech Company

Generative AI and Your Tech Company

Back in 2019, Akshay Shrimanker, our Founder and CEO, joined a panel about artificial intelligence (AI). Just three years ago, the panelists were excited about the promise of AI but said it had a long way to go. Specifically, they identified the need for more inputs...

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COGS in SaaS: Understanding Cost of Goods Sold

COGS in SaaS: Understanding Cost of Goods Sold

Unlike e-commerce businesses and manufacturers, software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies usually don’t have inventory in the traditional sense. Instead, modern software is delivered to customers through the rental of servers and cloud storage services, where the...

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What is an 83(b) election?

What is an 83(b) election?

As a founder, you get one of the biggest perks through equity in your company. In your early days, you probably aren’t raking in a huge salary or taking sizable owner draws. But you can still be padding your pockets through your shares in your company. While these...

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Gusto vs. Justworks: A Closer Look

Gusto vs. Justworks: A Closer Look

Building a business has changed — and in a way that can make your life easier. Thanks to the latest software tools, it’s getting simpler to do things that used to be a huge time suck, like filing payroll and tracking employee work hours.  Before you can start wielding...

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Remote Work Benefits

Remote Work Benefits

https://youtu.be/bnT00cxOPek   A remote workforce can deliver a whole host of benefits to employers, from reduced overhead to the ability to tap into a broader (and potentially more skilled) employee pool. It can also help boost employee satisfaction and support...

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Meet Our Staff: Nina Lopez-Ortiz

Meet Our Staff: Nina Lopez-Ortiz

Here at ShayCPA, we strive to deliver a personalized experience. We know that finances are a source of stress for a lot of tech startup founders, and we want to help alleviate that with our dedicated expertise and our friendly approach. With that in mind, we want to...

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The ShayCPA team are Quickbooks ProAdvisor Certified

The ShayCPA team are Quickbooks ProAdvisor Certified

When it comes to picking an accounting system for your technology company Quickbooks is a great place to start.  ShayCPA’s team is Quickbooks Online Advanced Certified. What does that mean? Advanced Certification for the Quickbooks Online System requires our team to...

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Our Team is Bill.com Certified

Our Team is Bill.com Certified

Let SHAY CPA P.C. help your startup with its A/P and A/R process. Each of our accounting staff members is certified in using Bill.com which helps set up a process for payments. This is great for companies that need a simple process for bill-pay/receivables management,...

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Meet Our Team

Meet Our Team

In my three years of experience at Shay CPA, I’ve worked with many different tech companies and founders, from newly formed start-up companies to large publicly traded corporations. Working with these different companies allowed me to observe and learn about the tech...

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What is an 83(b) election?

What is an 83(b) election?

As a founder, you get one of the biggest perks through equity in your company. In your early days, you probably aren’t raking in a huge salary or taking sizable owner draws. But you can still be padding your pockets through your shares in your company. While these...

read more
Nurturing Biotech Companies in New York

Nurturing Biotech Companies in New York

An Overview of START-UP NY, QETC, and Life Sciences R&D Tax Credit Program   New York has long been a global hub for finance, fashion, and food. But the Big Apple is also a budding hotspot for biotech, offering a robust range of programs designed to foster...

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Using Your R&D Tax Credit Against Payroll Taxes

Using Your R&D Tax Credit Against Payroll Taxes

As you wrapped up the 2022 books for your startup, you probably did some high-level financial review and analysis. Looking over key documents like your profit and loss statement, you get a better idea of what’s driving revenue — and where you’re spending.  For most...

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2023 Tech Company Tax Tips

2023 Tech Company Tax Tips

Does thinking about filing your taxes put some tension on your shoulders? If so, it’s probably because you’ve had a less-than-ideal filing experience in the past. And in most cases, those unwelcome filing instances come from surprises.  Or you might be feeling...

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Tax Season 2023: Get Your Books Ready

Tax Season 2023: Get Your Books Ready

The start of a new year always feels fresh. You’re looking ahead and probably getting excited about everything your startup will accomplish in 2023.  Don’t forget to look behind you, though. Even as you vision-cast for the year ahead, you need to wrap up the year...

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DELAWARE ANNUAL FILING – 2023

DELAWARE ANNUAL FILING – 2023

The Delaware Annual Filing is due on March 1st, just 3 weeks away. So make sure to be on the lookout for an email from your registered agent in Delaware. You can sometimes use their portal to file an entire annual report. You will need your file number, which you can...

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What is an 83(b) election?

What is an 83(b) election?

As a founder, you get one of the biggest perks through equity in your company. In your early days, you probably aren’t raking in a huge salary or taking sizable owner draws. But you can still be padding your pockets through your shares in your company. While these...

read more