Computer based system and method for gathering and processing scientific project data

A method of automating tax credit-eligibility determination of scientific or research projects comprising:

• receiving data representing a set of closed questions used for assessing research data;
• receiving a set of accepted research project data including project parameters and an eligibility report of said project data;
• receiving a set of responses to each of said questions, said responses corresponding to said project parameters;
• applying a weight to said responses to generate a scored questionnaire;
• comparing said scored questionnaire with said eligibility report;
• adjusting said weights and repeating said applying and comparing steps if said scored questionnaire does not substantially match said eligibility report;
• generating a final questionnaire if said scored questionnaire substantially matches said eligibility report;
• storing said final questionnaire comprised of said questions and said weightings for subsequent use in assessing eligibility of an additional research project.

A method of automating tax credit-eligibility determination of scientific or research projects comprising:

• delivering a set of closed weighted questions used for assessing research data;
• receiving responses to each of said questions for a research project;
• applying weights associated with said weighted questions to said responses to generate a scored questionnaire;
• generating a report summarizing project-eligibility if said scored questionnaire meets a predetermined threshold;
• and,
• generating a report summarizing project ineligibility if said scored questionnaire does meet said predetermined threshold.