Table 4-10
Federal research and experimentation tax credit claims and corporate tax returns claiming credit: 1990–2001
 
  Tax credit claims ($ millions)  
Year Current Constant Tax returns
1990 1,547 1,896 8,699
1991 1,585 1,877 9,001
1992 1,515 1,754 7,750
1993 1,857 2,101 9,933
1994 2,423 2,684 9,150
1995 1,422 1,544 7,877
1996 2,134 2,274 9,709
1997 4,398 4,609 10,668
1998 5,208 5,399 9,849
1999 5,281 5,396 10,019
2000 7,079 7,079 10,495
2001 6,356 6,207 10,388
 

NOTE: Data exclude IRS forms 1120S (S corporations), 1120-REIT (Real Estate Investment Trusts), and 1120-RIC (Regulated Investment Companies). Constant dollars based on calendar year 2000 gross domestic product price deflator.

SOURCE: Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income program, special tabulations.

 
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