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United States: 2027 Schedule

The 2027 US programme runs separate flagship workshops in Austin & Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, October 12 and Wednesday, October 13, 2027, with a wider Texas series from 10 to 19 November 2027.

Qualifying Activities & Audit Readiness

Provisional

Austin, United States

Hilton Austin

Tuesday, October 12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Austin and Dallas each host a separate flagship workshop on consecutive days in October 2027: a working session on qualifying activities, contemporaneous documentation and audit readiness, plus an open innovation-policy discussion.

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Qualifying Activities & Audit Readiness

Provisional

Dallas, United States

Hilton Dallas / Frisco Hotel & Convention Center

Wednesday, October 13, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Austin and Dallas each host a separate flagship workshop on consecutive days in October 2027: a working session on qualifying activities, contemporaneous documentation and audit readiness, plus an open innovation-policy discussion.

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Substantiating Qualified Research Under IRC §41

Provisional

Plano, United States

Hilton Dallas / Plano Granite Park

Wednesday, November 10, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

A north-Dallas session focused on how mid-market manufacturers and software teams substantiate qualified research under IRC §41.

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Claim Preparation: Activity Mapping to Form 6765

Provisional

Fort Worth, United States

Hilton Fort Worth

Friday, November 12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Hosted a short walk from Swanson Reed's Fort Worth office, this session runs through claim preparation end to end, from activity mapping through Form 6765 preparation.

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Cross-Border R&D Structures

Provisional

El Paso, United States

Hilton Garden Inn El Paso University

Monday, November 15, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

A border-region session covering cross-border R&D structures and how companies with manufacturing operations near the Mexican border treat qualified research expenses.

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Substantiating R&D Activities: Evidence & Documentation

Provisional

San Antonio, United States

Hilton Palacio del Rio

Tuesday, November 16, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

A River Walk session covering cybersecurity, bioscience and aerospace research activity and the documentation and evidence relevant to substantiating R&D activities.

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Documenting Experimental Development Work

Provisional

Corpus Christi, United States

DoubleTree by Hilton Corpus Christi Beachfront

Wednesday, November 17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

A coastal session for marine, port-logistics and manufacturing teams on documenting experimental development work.

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Process-Improvement Research & the Funded-Research Exclusion

Provisional

Houston, United States

Hilton Americas-Houston

Thursday, November 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

A separate session from the Americas Three Pillars workshop below. Houston's energy, chemicals and life-sciences base makes for a session weighted toward process-improvement research and the funded-research exclusion.

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Americas “Three Pillars” Strategy Workshop

Provisional

Houston, United States

Hilton Americas-Houston

Friday, November 19, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

A separate, extended strategy workshop from the process-improvement session above, built around the three pillars (innovation culture, productivity and commercialisation) for teams operating across the Americas.

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All 2027 dates are provisional and subject to confirmation.

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