Fondo Tax Credits + Startup Bookkeeping (YC partner deal)

Fondo Tax Credits + Startup Bookkeeping (YC partner deal) helps you claim up to $500,000 per year in R&D tax credits. The credit is paid by the government and depends on your own qualifying spending; the program's own offer is the service that claims it. R&D tax credit filing on a success-fee basis (startups recover an average of ~$21,000, up to $500,000/year, from the IRS); Fondo's fee typically does not exceed 20% of the amount recovered, and the Y Combinator partner deal caps the fee at 15%. Also offers monthly/quarterly/annual bookkeeping and startup tax filing.

Fondo Tax Credits + Startup Bookkeeping (YC partner deal) is for pre-seed, seed and Series A startups in the US that have raised under $5M, no funding required. R&D credit payroll offset generally requires under $5M in gross receipts and US employees/contractors doing product development. The 15% fee cap requires being a Y Combinator company (referral-gated); the standard cap is 20%.

No. Fondo Tax Credits + Startup Bookkeeping (YC partner deal) is open to any startup that meets the stated criteria, no investor or accelerator backing required.

Sign up at Fondo and complete the R&D credit qualification review; YC companies apply via the YC partner deal for the 15% fee cap.

R&D credit claimed annually; you only pay if Fondo recovers money.

Fondo Tax Credits + Startup Bookkeeping (YC partner deal) is available in the US.