SPRX EXPOSED
SPRX Technology: Poster child of shady
“pop-up” AI tax firms
Despite warnings from the IRS and tax professionals, AI-driven tech firms like SPRX are posing as legitimate R&D tax experts. Their pitch? Mostly automated filings that are “cheaper” and “faster.” The reality? Risk, fraud and legal exposure.
SPRX’s CEO claims their system automates “80 to 90%” of the R&D tax credit process. But overreliance on AI for complex tax work can land clients in serious trouble with the IRS.
Even top firms using AI still rely on human oversight. SPRX doesn’t. That’s not innovation. That’s dangerous negligence.
THROWING THE RED FLAG ON SPRX
SPRX CLAIM
“There’s no downside.”
REALITY
AI depends on clean, accurate data. If it’s wrong, your filing is wrong. SPRX doesn’t tell you that.
SPRX CLAIM
SPRX will represent clients during “an IRS exam if an agent ever questions our report.”
REALITY
Clients, not SPRX, bear full legal responsibility. Will they show up in court when it counts?
SPRX CLAIM
SPRX “never” interviews employees.
REALITY
This is fraudulent. SPRX uses generic time estimates with no verification—a direct violation of IRS standards.
SPRX CLAIM
“A person on the manufacturing line can do it.”
REALITY
Using AI ≠ understanding results. Comparing a CPA to a factory worker is both false and insulting.
SPRX CLAIM
“You know what’s a real expert? An AI model trained on the entire body of R&D tax credit rules.”
REALITY
AI can’t replace human judgment, context or discretion.
SPRX CLAIM
“Old school CPAs are accidentally giving bad advice.”
REALITY
Vitucci never once acknowledges the risks of AI in R&D tax filings.
HOW SPRX’S AI MODEL IS TRAINED
SPRX calls its system the ultimate expert. But their model is built on rigid, black-and-white inputs. R&D filings aren’t black and white.
AI doesn’t adapt to grey areas, shifting tax codes or nuanced project work. It remembers and calculates, but it can’t reason, question or spot risk like a seasoned professional.
FAKE HEADQUARTERS, REAL CONCERNS.
SPRX lists 1209 N. Orange St, Wilmington, DE as their HQ. But there’s no SPRX there. No signage. No employees. Nothing.
Just a rented mailbox at a virtual office.
