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Three Services Built for Technology Companies
SaaS revenue recognition, R&D tax credit documentation, and equity compensation accounting — each built around the specific standards, workflows, and documentation requirements of the technology sector.
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Three areas, built for depth
Each of these services addresses a specific area where technology companies routinely run into accounting complexity that generalist firms aren't well-positioned to handle. Subscription revenue recognition, R&D credit qualification, and equity compensation accounting each carry their own standards, documentation requirements, and judgment calls that reward genuine specialization.
Pricing is published because that's how we think these conversations should start — with an honest number rather than a proposal calibrated to what the market will bear. Scope shapes the total cost of each engagement, but the rate isn't a variable we adjust per prospect.
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SaaS Revenue Recognition
$3,500 USD/month
Accounting for subscription-based revenue models including proper recognition of recurring revenue, deferred revenue management, and treatment of implementation fees, professional services, and usage-based components. We ensure compliance with applicable revenue recognition standards and prepare supporting schedules for audit and reporting purposes.
Designed for software companies with multi-element arrangements or complex billing structures that don't fit a standard recognition template.
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ASC 606 five-step model applied to your specific billing structure
Deferred revenue rollforward schedule, audit-ready
Multi-element arrangement allocation methodology
Treatment of implementation fees and professional services components
Usage-based revenue recognition where applicable
Supporting documentation structured for auditor review
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R&D Tax Credit Documentation
$4,000 USD
Identification and documentation of qualifying research and development activities and expenditures for tax credit claims. We work with your engineering and product teams to catalog qualifying projects, calculate creditable costs, and prepare contemporaneous documentation that supports the credit on your tax return.
Suitable for technology companies investing in product development, process improvement, or experimentation — and particularly useful for companies that haven't claimed the credit before or want to ensure their documentation would withstand IRS review.
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IRC §41 four-part test applied to your activities
Qualifying project catalog with activity descriptions
Creditable expense calculation (wages, supplies, contract research)
Contemporaneous documentation package for tax return support
Coordination with engineering and product teams for activity identification
Documentation structured for IRS review or audit support
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Equity Compensation Accounting
$2,800 USD
Accounting and reporting for stock-based compensation including stock options, restricted stock units, employee stock purchase plans, and performance shares. We calculate fair values, record compensation expense, track vesting schedules, and prepare disclosure schedules.
Includes coordination with your equity administration platform. Designed for technology companies offering equity incentives to employees and advisors who need ASC 718 compliance and disclosure-ready output.
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Fair value calculation for stock options and other instruments
Compensation expense recording aligned to vesting schedules
Vesting schedule reconciliation with equity administration platform
RSU, ESPP, and performance share accounting
Disclosure schedule preparation for financial statement inclusion
Modification and forfeiture accounting where applicable
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How these services typically work together
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Revenue + Equity
Early-stage SaaS companies frequently need both services simultaneously — revenue recognition as they scale their billing model, and equity accounting as their option pool grows. Running both through the same firm avoids the coordination overhead of managing two separate accounting relationships for overlapping financial statement areas.
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R&D + Revenue
Companies investing in product development often need R&D credit documentation and ASC 606 compliance handled in the same period. The R&D activity catalog and the revenue recognition schedule sometimes reference the same engineering outputs — having one team handle both reduces duplication and improves consistency.
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All Three
Growth-stage technology companies with complex billing models, active R&D programs, and broad equity pools frequently engage all three services. At that stage, the cross-functional coordination between revenue, R&D documentation, and equity accounting becomes material — and having one firm hold that context matters.
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What engaging a service looks like
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Initial conversation
You describe your situation. We ask questions about your billing model, R&D activities, or equity structure — depending on which service you're considering — and determine whether there's a good fit.
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Assessment
We review your existing systems, chart of accounts, contracts, or equity documentation — whatever's relevant to the service. This lets us scope the work accurately rather than estimate blind.
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Written scope
We document the deliverables, exclusions, timeline, and rate. You review and agree before work begins. If anything's unclear, it gets resolved here — not discovered mid-engagement.
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Execution and delivery
We do the work, check in at agreed milestones, deliver the output, and stay available for auditor questions or follow-up analysis after delivery.
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Published pricing
| service | rate | structure | designed.for |
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| SaaS Revenue Recognition | $3,500 USD | Monthly ongoing | Software companies with multi-element or subscription billing |
| R&D Tax Credit Documentation | $4,000 USD | Per engagement | Technology companies investing in qualifying R&D activities |
| Equity Compensation Accounting | $2,800 USD | Per engagement | Technology companies with equity incentive programs |
// note: rates are the starting point. scope determines the total engagement cost — complexity and volume affect hours. if your situation involves material complexity beyond a standard engagement, that gets discussed and agreed before work begins.
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Things people often ask before engaging
Do you work with early-stage companies or only established ones?
Both. Early-stage companies often need revenue recognition work to establish a clean baseline before their first audit. R&D credits and equity accounting become relevant fairly early in a technology company's life cycle. The complexity of the work scales with the complexity of the business — the engagement process is the same either way.
Can we engage one service without the others?
Yes. Each service is available independently. Many clients engage one service first and expand from there as their situation develops. There's no requirement to take all three — the relevant services for your business depend on your model and stage.
What does "audit-ready" actually mean in practice?
It means the schedules and documentation we produce are structured in the format your auditors expect, traceable to source data, and complete enough that your auditors can review them without needing us to reconstruct the methodology in a separate document. It doesn't mean we act as your auditors — it means we produce material that your auditors can work with directly.
How long does a typical engagement take?
It depends on the service and the complexity of the situation. Revenue recognition is an ongoing monthly engagement. R&D credit documentation typically takes four to six weeks from initial assessment through final documentation package. Equity compensation accounting varies with the number of instruments, grants, and modifications involved. Timeline is part of what the written scope covers before work begins.
Do you work with companies outside the US?
Our work is grounded in US GAAP standards (ASC 606, ASC 718) and US tax code (IRC §41). We work with technology companies globally, but the accounting frameworks we apply are US-based. If your reporting requirements are under IFRS or another jurisdiction's tax framework, let's discuss whether our services would apply to your situation before proceeding.
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Ready to discuss which service fits your situation?
Send us a message with a brief description of what you're working on. We'll follow up within one business day to discuss whether there's a fit and what the engagement would look like.