Our Approach

FCG offers a non-intrusive, turnkey approach relying on our vast experience and proprietary technology. As a result, our clients invest minimal resources yet achieve significant returns. We offer the following with every engagement as part of our value proposition:

• Free initial consultation
• Project outsourcing to FCG
• Success-based fee requiring no initial investment
• Project self-funding with tax savings
• Assistance with implementation of internal processes
• Proprietary methodology and technology to maximize benefit
• Permanent tax savings and reduced effective tax rate
• Comprehensive audit defense

Our professionals have extensive experience both identifying credits and incentives as well as navigating the audit process. We also have multilingual staff so we can work with your employees in a collaborative manner. If you are engaged in any of the following triggering events, please contact FCG for a free consultation:

• Establishing new facilities
• Expanding existing facilities
• Increasing employment
• Developing new products
• Improving production processes
• Receiving notices from the IRS, FTB, or SBE

FCG has adopted a low cost, high return service model that employs a four-phase approach:

Phase I – Feasibility Analysis

• Interview key personnel
• Evaluate contemporaneous documentation to substantiate credit claim
• Calculate preliminary tax benefit
• Develop project work plan

Phase II – Design and Implementation

• Interview additional company personnel
• Analyze financial data
• Perform a full analysis of technical issues
• Obtain documentation to support the credit claim
• Finalize calculation

Phase III – Reporting

• Review project results
• Prepare and deliver the project report and all supporting documentation
• Assist with filing returns

Phase IV – Audit Support

• Manage all correspondence with government agencies
• Provide audit defense (as needed)