For Advisors

R&D Co-Advisory for CPA Firms and Advisor Teams

R&D co-advisory helps CPA firms and advisor teams support Section 41 credit matters with eligibility review, QRE modeling context, documentation standards, Form 6765 workpaper coordination, and examination-ready files, without requiring every firm to build an internal R&D department.

Advisor network with MMVFO tax coordination connected to CPA, attorney, RIA, insurance, valuation, and international specialists

For Advisors

Advisor coordination network

Advisor support is structured around written scope, client authorization, professional boundaries, and clear deliverables.

Partner modes

Work can be structured as referral support, co-advisory, advisor-led support, or technical review where written terms, client consent, disclosures, and professional rules allow.

Eligibility and documentation

MMVFO helps organize business components, technical uncertainty, experimentation narratives, project evidence, employee allocations, contractor support, and contemporaneous records.

Return integration

R&D support should connect to Form 6765, Section 174A and Section 280C considerations, payroll-tax-offset review, amended return questions, state credits, and preparer workpapers.

Advisor protection

The workflow clarifies who owns the client relationship, who signs deliverables, what can be relied upon, and when a specialist or counsel should be involved.

Examination readiness

A defensible credit file should be built before an audit, not reconstructed after an IRS information document request.

Scope and professional boundaries

FAQs

No. The co-advisory model is designed to support the primary advisor within a defined specialty scope.
Scope depends on the engagement, available records, professional rules, and whether specialist support is required. The work should be defined in writing.
Potentially, but only with appropriate written terms, disclosures, professional responsibility review, and client consent where required.
Eligibility analysis, project narratives, QRE support, employee and contractor allocations, return integration, and examination-ready documentation.

Request a Private Tax Strategy Diagnostic

If your tax, entity, investment, estate, insurance, or reporting picture has become too complex for one advisor to see clearly, MMVFO can help map the moving parts.

Request Diagnostic

Reviewed by Joshua V. Azran, CPA/ABV/CFF, CMA, CGMA, CFE and Lorenzo Abbatiello, CPA | Last updated