The Research Tax Credit: Are You Getting the Credit You’ve Earned?

Renae is a partner in Ernst & Young LLP’s West Region Quantitative Services practice. She has over 20 years of experience providing tax services to public and private companies throughout the West. She has supported companies from their early stages through IPO to Fortune 5. Those clients span a number of industries including manufacturing, aerospace and defense, consumer products and retail, engineering and construction, technology, and power and utilities. While Renae may focus on tax planning ideas, she uses her network to bring insightful ideas and the right resources to address her clients’ business needs.

Maaike Mulders is a member of Ernst & Young LLP’s Business Tax Services practice in Portland, Oregon. Maaike has spent most of her 10 years in public accounting specializing in accounting methods and credits consulting.

Maaike has broad experience in accounting methods and credits, including inventories, revenue and expense recognition, capitalization, and the research and experimentation tax credit. Maaike’s current and past clients include leaders in the retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and technology industries.

Maaike received a B.S. in Physics from SUNY Cortland, a Juris Doctorate from Campbell University, and a Masters of Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is licensed as a certified public accountant as well as an attorney.