Research employee time support Workbook
Organize research employee time support with AE Tax Advisors’ editable workbook, evidence checklist and CSV export. Prepare the records for review.
When to use this workbook
Use this research employee time support workbook to connect employee duties, project time and payroll evidence before the next review. Keep the three records distinct so a missing item is visible.
Organize the facts behind the proposed credit or incentive before discussing an amount. Distinguish vendor materials, contemporaneous records and the independent reviewer’s workpaper.
Review checkpoint: A vendor’s projected benefit is not an eligibility determination. Keep law, applicable year and filing requirements on the specialist’s review list.
Record checks for research employee time support
| Record | What to check |
|---|---|
| Employee duties | Use a short factual description and a reference to the underlying record. Mark missing or conflicting evidence as unresolved instead of assuming an answer. |
| Project time | Use a short factual description and a reference to the underlying record. Mark missing or conflicting evidence as unresolved instead of assuming an answer. |
| Payroll evidence | Use a short factual description and a reference to the underlying record. Mark missing or conflicting evidence as unresolved instead of assuming an answer. |
Your research employee time support working record
Enter short notes or document references. Use aliases instead of account numbers or personal identifiers. This worksheet exports the values you enter; it does not send them to AE or determine a filing position. Entries are not saved after you leave or reload.
Information readiness checklist
These checks track information readiness, not tax compliance or eligibility.
0 of 5 information checks marked.
Turn the record into a review handoff
For research employee time support, start the handoff with the connection between employee duties and project time. Then identify what payroll evidence still needs to establish. The exported sheet should make that relationship clear without replacing the original documents.
List the person collecting evidence separately from the professional deciding treatment. A blank field is a request for follow-up, not a zero, an approval or a concluded answer. Keep the supporting documents in your agreed secure record system; this public page accepts no document uploads.
Relevant source and further reading
IRS background for credit and incentive evidence. Use the applicable year’s guidance with your preparer; this organizational worksheet does not decide deduction amounts, election eligibility or statutory deadlines.
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Coordinate this work with AE Tax Advisors
If the records reveal an unresolved planning or implementation question, review AE’s relevant service scope and published fees. Bring the record summary and open questions to a discovery call.