No More Offshore. Startups Look to Spend and Hire in U.S. Due to Trump Tax Change.
Meg Tanaka and Theo Francis, The Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2025
Tech start-ups’ hiring in R&D is accelerating due to the ability of companies to speed-up tax deductions for R&D expenses provided in the OBBA. This change was previously reported in the July and August Best Start digests. The WSJ reports that some US tech development staffing agencies are experiencing 15% to 20% increases in demand. According to one analysis, the tax law change cuts the cost of hiring by 20% to 25% . Read full article on WSJ.com