Tell the Senate to support HR 7024

Tax rules threaten the survival of the software industry

Due to new accounting rules that Congress never intended to take effect, as of 2022 software development and other activities the IRS considers R&D are no longer expensable. (Even if it's work on already-commercialized software and products!) Instead, those costs—salaries, servers, etc—must be spread out over many years. This is creating phantom profits and making companies' tax bills go up by over 400% in many cases. This is leading to layoffs and cutbacks in software development and R&D spending.

There's widespread bipartisan support for fixing R&D expensing, and the House has already passed a broader tax deal that includes a fix for domestic R&D expensing for 2022-2025. It passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, with 350 Representatives voting in favor.

But passage in the Senate is going to be an uphill battle. So now it's time for everyone to contact their Senators and ask them to support HR 7024—exactly as the House passed it, without amendments.

Here's what to do

1. 1. Email your Senators using their contact forms (linked below)
2. 2. Use the template below with your email, making sure to personalize it a bit with info about your company (so that it gets counted as a unique communication).
3. 3. Want to do more? Call their office as well.
4. 4. After you call, tweet at them. It might sound silly, and you might be wondering if tweeting actually does anything, but it does! We want their communications staffs' Twitter dashboards blowing up about this. It all adds to the feeling that there is widespread support for the tax deal.

Step 1. Choose your role below to get a template

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IMPORTANT: Customize the text.
If Congressional staff receive the exact same text from 10 people, it only counts as one email—not 10. So add your own flavor to the template!
Hi. My name is [your name] and and I live in [state]. I own a small business called [company name]. I am a signer [supporter, if you didnt't sign] of the letter 1,171 small businesses sent to the Senate regarding restoring R&D and software development expensing (available here: https://ssballiance.org/lettertothesenate.pdf). For small businesses, this is our payroll, and not being able to expense our payroll threatens our viability as a business. [We have already had to do layoffs / we will have to do layoffs if this isn't fixed / we will have to close our business / I will have to take out additional personal loans or use credit cards / etc.] It is vital that this is fixed for 2023 tax season. Please tell the Senator to support HR 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, without amendments. Thank you.
Hi. My name is [your name] and and I live in [state]. I work in the tech industry [add details]. I am a supporter of the letter 1,171 small businesses sent to the Senate regarding restoring R&D and software development expensing, available here: https://ssballiance.org/lettertothesenate.pdf. These tax rules make it significantly more expensive to employ developers, engineers, designers, and other software development-related and R&D workers. Layoffs and business closures are already sweeping the technology industry, and if businesses are not able to expense their payroll, layoffs and small business closures will increase. It is vital that this is fixed for 2023 tax season. Please support HR 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, without amendments. Thank you.
Hi. My name is [your name] and and I live in [state]. I am a supporter of the letter 1,171 small businesses sent to the Senate regarding restoring R&D expensing, available here: https://ssballiance.org/lettertothesenate.pdf. Layoffs and business closures are already sweeping the technology industry, and if businesses are not able to expense their payroll, layoffs and small business closures will increase. It is vital that this is fixed for 2023 tax season. Please support HR 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, without amendments. Thank you.
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