Chrono Platform
Automated R&D expense identification for tax credits, integrating with your workflow.
Executive Summary
Chrono Platform is an automated R&D expense identification solution designed to streamline tax credit claims, particularly for Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED). It seamlessly integrates with existing workflow tools such as Jira, Asana, Google Calendar, Slack, Azure DevOps, and Git to automatically track qualifying activities and time spent by engineering teams, eliminating manual overhead. The platform provides executive-level visibility into R&D costs, project ROI, and delivery, offering comprehensive insights into engineering output and budget. By leveraging AI-powered automation, Chrono Platform helps companies save time, boost accuracy, and simplify the complex process of preparing SR&ED tax credit claims, ensuring compliance and maximizing eligible credits. Beyond tax compliance, Chrono Platform serves as a Software Engineering Intelligence solution, connecting time tracking, project visibility, and budget insights. It supports better time estimation, sprint planning, and overall developer productivity, making it an essential tool for R&D-heavy teams and finance leaders seeking to optimize their tax credit processes.
Use Cases
- Automating SR&ED tax credit claims and documentation
- Identifying and tracking qualifying R&D expenses
- Gaining executive-level visibility into R&D costs and ROI
- Automated engineering time tracking across projects and activities
- Unifying engineering metrics from various workflow tools
Features
Visibility
- Executive-Level R&D Visibility: Gain comprehensive insights into R&D costs, ROI, and delivery, moving beyond narrow code metrics.
- Engineering Time Breakdowns: See detailed breakdowns of engineering time spent on various activities and projects.
- Connected Data Sources Dashboard: View all integrated data sources and their status from a centralized dashboard.
Intelligence
- AI-Powered SR&ED Automation: Automate the identification of qualifying activities for SR&ED tax credit claims, boosting accuracy and saving time.
- Engineering Output & Budget Insights: Analyze engineering output in relation to budget and project goals for better financial management.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Multi-tenant SaaS
- Deployment
- SaaS
- API Available
- Yes
AI/ML Stack
- AI automation
- Lucius AI claim agent
Integrations
- Jira
- Asana
- Google Calendar
- Slack
- Azure DevOps
- Git
- Outlook Calendar
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 2 Type II
Pricing
- Model
- Flat fee
- Starting Price
- $2,000 flat fee
- Target Customer
- SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Not clearly stated
- Free Trial
- No
About Chrono
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