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Aerospace

Maximize After-Tax Profitability for Aerospace Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Engineering Firms

Aerospace companies operate in one of the most innovation-heavy, capital-intensive sectors in the economy which means you’re often leaving 6–7 figures of tax savings on the table each year.

Whether you build aircraft components, design flight systems, or maintain hangars, we help uncover IRS-backed incentives that your CPA may not be applying proactively.

Free Benefit Analysis

Why Aerospace Companies Benefit

Constant design, test, and improving parts, avionics, materials, propulsion, and manufacturing processes
Hangars, testing facilities, manufacturing plants, and office campuses have significant assets that qualify for accelerated depreciation
Large aerospace campuses and facilities often qualify for energy-efficient lighting, HVAC, and envelope upgrades
Many aerospace firms export parts, technology, or services

Key Specialty Tax Services

R&D Tax Credit

Qualify for engineering design, prototyping, stress testing, and custom part development, even without patents

IC-DISC

If exporting aerospace parts, this converts export income into dividend income, reducing effective tax rate 10–20%

Cost Segregation

If you own or improve hangars or facilities, reclassify assets for faster depreciation

Form 3115

Correct misclassified assets from prior years and no amended return needed

Captive Insurance

Self-insure warranty risk, product liability, or supply chain disruption while deducting premiums

179D Deduction

If you’ve installed energy-efficient lighting or HVAC in owned facilities, this provides significant tax write-offs

Example Scenarios

Mid-Tier Aerospace Components Manufacturer

R&D tax credits
$276K
Credit per year for 3 years

Regional Airport Maintenance Operator

Captive Insurance
$220K
Saved per year in deductible premiums

Why CPAs Miss This

  • Treat prototype builds, flight testing, and design iterations as routine QC instead of qualified research (R&D) and fail to coordinate with §174 capitalization rules
  • Overlook IC-DISC for export sales of parts/components and related transfer-pricing setup
  • Misapply UNICAP (§263A) on self-constructed assets and tooling under TPR
  • Skip state/municipal incentives targeted at aerospace/defense corridors
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