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Software Cap Labor - Automated

Boost EBITDA with real-time tracking. Generate audit-ready Cap Labor reports in seconds—based on actual code activity, not estimates.

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What Is Cap Labor and why it matters

Cap Labor automatically moves eligible development costs to the balance sheet, boosting EBITDA by 10–20% and increasing your company’s valuation in the process.

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It’s not just smart—it’s expected. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) both require companies to capitalize internal software costs when certain criteria are met.
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Change Captain automates Cap Labor by capturing real code activity and generating audit-ready reports with built-in amortization schedules—accurately aligning development costs with the revenue they support.
Why Cap Labor Matters
Boost EBITDA
and Executive Bonuses
Capitalizing engineering work improves EBITDA, a key metric for:

Company valuation
Board reporting
Executive compensation plans
Stay Financially
Compliant
Automatically generate GAAP- and IFRS-aligned
amortization schedules, ready for:

Easy review
Export and audit
Table
Open chart
Support Strategic
Finance

Start small or scale across your org.
Choose where controls apply-by repo, branch, or all.

Compliance meets your needs without disrupting workflow.

Gain Operational
Insight

Track engineering time based on real activity — by dozens of factors, including:
Project
Team
Timeframe

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Be Audit-Ready Year-Round

Continuous tracking provides:

Defensible, real-time Cap Labor reporting
No need for retroactive guesswork

FAQ

How does Change Captain work?

Change Captain runs quietly in the background integrating with your code repository, ticketing system, and payroll. Unlike other tools, it doesn’t rely on story points or estimates. As IRS scrutiny increased in 2025, companies can no longer depend on vague projections to claim credits. Change Captain meets these stricter standards by pulling actual data from your codebase, tracking who did the work, when, and how long it took. It then connects that to wage data to automatically determine what qualifies, giving you everything you need to maximize your savings, fully automated and fully audit-ready.

Get access to the entire Change Captain platform for roughly 15% of the tax savings we are able to get you and an average of a 45x ROI. Check out our pricing page to learn more.  

No, Change Captain is all inclusive and based on the value we help provide. Add your entire team with no license fees and enjoy access to our full suite of products.
Because these incentives don’t disappear. In the U.S., credits can carry forward for up to 20 years, building value you can use once you’re profitable. They can also be applied right now to offset payroll taxes if you have employees, lowering your burn rate today. These credits show up as assets on your balance sheet, which can increase valuation with investors and acquirers.

In Canada, credits can even be refundable—meaning the government will send you cash for eligible development work, even if you owe no taxes.

Every country has its own rules, and Change Captain handles them automatically so you don’t miss out. Claiming later is nearly impossible, so capture them now while it’s simple, automatic, and risk-free.
It is very difficult to get these savings going back in time unless you already had logged all the necessary data for financial purposes related to every code change, that can add up to millions of actionable data points.
Yes, in some cases there is a contractor eligibility cap. For example, in the U.S. the maximum percentage of eligible R&D expenses that can be claimed is 65%. But these rules differ based on country and state. Contact us to learn more about your specific use case.

Yes, however, there are limits.

R&D Tax Credits:
You can usually claim credits in the country where the work is performed. For example, in the United States, you cannot claim credits for R&D performed outside the U.S. In Canada, up to 10% of your credits can come from international work performed abroad. Beyond that, Change Captain can also help you secure credits in the country where the development occurs — so if part of your team is in India, we can help you maximize savings through India’s incentives as well.


Tax Amortization:
You can generally receive the full benefit of tax amortization in most countries—though the specific rules differ by jurisdiction.


For example, in the United States, recent tax reform allows immediate expensing of domestic R&D costs incurred after December 31, 2024, under Section 174A. However, R&D performed abroad must still be amortized over 15 years.


Each country sets its own amortization timelines. Change Captain automatically applies the correct treatment for your development location, ensuring compliance and maximizing your tax savings.

Yes, due to global competition nearly every country in the world offers tax credits and tax amortization savings to encourage innovation in their country.
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margins, too.

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