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The innovation tax audit: Is your R&D actually just OpEx?

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Feed Name: CIO Security

Date Published: 2026-04-16

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

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The author defines the "innovation tax" as the cumulative drag on engineering capacity caused by software assets that have outlived their economic utility, arguing that this hidden burden—unlike explicit financial debt—manifests as slower delivery, lower morale, and rising operating costs and should be addressed through deliberate retirement of outdated systems.

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