Rippling: Retrieve R&D credits — response body — credits item
Retrieve R&D credits: response body, field credits / item. Complete fields and constraints for contract 2026-10-28.
API reference · Contract 2026-10-28
SDK schema: Retrieve R&D credits — response body — credits item
| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | object | Root | An R&D Credit object |
company | string | Optional | Rippling ID of the company |
differentEin | string | Optional | If the filing is done for a different EIN, this field will contain the value of that Ein This is the company the credits came from (Can be any EIN) Please note that the credits will be added to “ein” entity only. |
ein | string | Required within parent | Ein of the company the credits need to be applied to. Note: This needs to be sent even though the company has only one legal entity This EIN does need to exist within Rippling and Rippling will throw an error message if the EIN doesn’t match an EIN present in Rippling. |
endDate | string | Required within parent | This is the last date the financial year of the year for which filing is done. Date format is MM/DD/YYYY Typically it’s 12/31/YYYY |
returnFilingDate | string | Required within parent | This is the date the company filed to the IRS. Date format is MM/DD/YYYY Format: date |
returnType | string | Optional | This field denotes the type of return. Available values: ‘Form 1040 - Sole Proprietorship' 'Form 1065 - Partnership' 'Form 1120 - Corporate Tax Return' 'Form 1120S - S-Corp' 'Form 1120-F - Foreign Corporation’ Known values: 1040, 1065, 1120, 1120S, 1120F |
totalCredits | string | Required within parent | The value of the credits granted by IRS. |
useDifferentEin | boolean | Optional | If the filing is done for a different EIN, this field should be set to True. This indicates that the company is applying to a different EIN than the original 6765 filing |