Time documentation infrastructure for R&D tax credit qualification

Handled provides the compliance layer between employee time capture and audit-ready documentation.

Capture
Employee time entry
Control
Timestamp & preserve
Approve
Manager review
Report
Structured exports
Audit
Finance & compliance

Complete process continuity from initial time capture through audit readiness

Day-to-day operation

Employee time capture
Log time as work occurs. No project setup or pre-categorization required. Descriptions added at entry.
Manager review cycle
Review logged time, request clarification, apply corrections. Original entries preserved with attribution.
Accountant access
Export time records with timestamps, correction history, and approval chains intact. Qualification judgment remains with accountant.

System components

Inputs

Employee time entries
Project associations
Activity descriptions
Temporal context

Governance

Role-based access
Approval workflows
Correction tracking
Audit trail preservation

Outputs

Timestamped records
Change history logs
Structured exports
Attribution data

Applicability scope

Applicable organizations

Organizations producing work that requires:

Time-based qualification analysis
Independent accountant review
Defense under audit scrutiny
Regulatory documentation standards

Not designed for

Organizations that:

Track time for billing purposes only
Have no external review requirements
Do not need audit trail preservation
Require only internal time estimates

System properties

Record permanence
Entries timestamped at creation
Modifications create correction records
Original entries preserved indefinitely
All changes attributed to actors
Deletion not permitted

Access structure

System-wide availability
All documentation infrastructure components accessible from initial deployment
R&D-Ready
$12 per employee / month
System characteristics
Timestamp preservation
Full correction history
Attribution tracking
Access includes
Unlimited time entries
Manager approval workflows
Audit-ready exports
Billed monthly.
45-day evaluation period
Full system access during evaluation with no feature restrictions
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Organizational readiness alignment

First-time R&D credit pursuit
Establishing time documentation practice
Building defensible record foundation
Preparing for accountant review
Existing documentation improvement
Replacing insufficient tracking systems
Correcting audit trail gaps
Strengthening claim defensibility
Multi-year compliance requirement
Maintaining consistent record quality
Supporting annual claim processes
Preserving longitudinal audit trails

All organizational contexts access the same complete documentation infrastructure. System capabilities remain constant across deployment scenarios.

Evaluation period

45 days of full system access with no feature restrictions. Organizations observe time capture, correction workflows, and export patterns under actual operating conditions.

Initial deployment
Employee access provisioning
Role configuration
Time entry begins
Operating observation
Time capture patterns emerge
Correction workflows activate
Approval processes run
Record review
Export structure examination
Audit trail verification
Documentation completeness check

Billing terms

Billing frequency
Monthly billing begins after trial completion. Billed monthly at $12 per employee.
Cancellation policy
Cancel at any time. Access continues through end of current billing period. Data export available for 30 days post-cancellation.
User management
Add or remove employees as needed. Billing adjusts and prorates automatically.