FAQ: Does Survey, Opinion and Marketing Research Qualify for the Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credit? Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 2/2/2008 3:46:00 PM In 1981, the R&D Tax Credit (also known as the Research & Experimentation Tax Credit) was signed into law. It was envisioned as a temporary measure to incentivize companies to keep high-tech jobs in the United States and boost corporate growth. Since then, the tax credit has been extended at least a dozen times.According to the explanations on IRS Form 6765 , research expenditures that qualify for the credit “ must be undertaken for discovering information that is technological in ... Read More
CMOR Wins Victory for Polling in Florida Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 8/7/2007 4:55:00 PM In less than a month’s time, CMOR convinced Florida election officials to retract an advisory opinion which would have prohibited political issue polling in Florida. Read More
New Jersey Tax on Information Services Author Government Affairs 9/1/2006 3:39:00 PM Effective October 1, 2006, information services are subject to New Jersey sales and use tax. Read More
FTC Advisory Opinion on Survey Researcher Access to Do Not Call Registry Author Government Affairs 7/22/2004 3:53:00 PM "In your letter, you ask various questions concerning access to the National Do Not Call Registry by members of the market or opinion research industry." Read More
CMOR Testifies to Congress on Electronic Surveillance Bill Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 7/1/1993 3:46:00 PM Diane Bowers, President of CMOR, submitted the following testimony on June 22, 1993 at a Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee hearing on the Privacy for Consumers and Workers Act (S. 984) Read More