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Form 05-178 print requirements

Refer to the following print requirements to print Form 05-178.

To Calculate and print Texas form 05-178 Research and Development Credit:

Before you begin, make sure all severe diagnostics are cleared.

Select Tax forms
, States
, Texas
, then 05-158
.

Select 05-158-B page 2
.

Make sure Line 30 has a tax rate.

Select Tax forms
, States
, then Texas
.

Enter the following Research and Development Credit
details:

Line Total QRET for the period covered by this report
.

Line Average number of research and development positions
.

Line Average salary of research and development positions
.

If the form doesn’t print, check if it's suppressed:

Select Organizer
, States
, then Common State
.

Select Print Suppression
and make sure the checkbox in the State Forms
column is cleared for Texas
.