Develop your own SR&ED Claims

A la carte assistance for learning how to self-evaluate eligibility, prepare Government of Canada CRA SR&ED claims. Use in-house resources, all while guided through the process by experienced technical and costing experts

make your own claim

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Understand the SR&ED Program

SR&ED is a CRA program which offers tax credits to companies and individual tax payers performing

Research,

Applied Research,

Experimental Development 

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Internalize your Claiming Process

You are the expert in what you do. We aid you self-identifying eligibility. We assist you developing internal processes to perform and manage the SR&ED process. We play whatever role is required to help you file a compliant claim today. We help you build processes for filing future claims.

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File your Claim and Defend It

We help you navigate through the submission, review, audit and appeal process. You learn how to organize, structure and develop the necessary claim elements yourself. Be confident in using the SR&ED program to support your research and development.

our Services

Program Overview

There are about 1,000 words that describe the SR&ED program as contained within the Canada Tax Act. Translating their intent, significance and how they apply to R&D performed in your research or experimental development can be confusing. We can help you understand how the SR&ED program applies to you in a way that makes sense to you.

Eligibility Advice

The first step in preparing an SR&ED claim is to self-determine eligibility. Whether or not you can apply for a claim depends on when SR&ED started. Tasks and resources claimed. Other eligible expenses identified. Costing method. First time determination of eligibility can be confusing but with training you can learn how to prepare your own claims. Yourselves.

project management

Claiming SR&ED is part of normal T-1 or T-2 tax filing. Keeping track of the phases and tasks in your R&D project through documentation will assure claim evidence. Being ready to claim SR&ED is critical to timely assembly and filing of a compliant claim. Use your existing project tracking processes, with minor adjustments, to manage your internal development of your SR&ED claim. Be ready when meeting your tax deadlines.

scoping guidance

Technical report preparation explains why you are eligible to claim SR&ED. There are mandatory components such as R&D objectives, work performed and advances attained. Describing your work is best done by you, the owner of the SR&ED. Learning the steps leading up to describing your work in the T-661 is a learned skill and therefore teachable. We can help.

claim review

In most SR&ED claims basic bookkeeping applies. There are a number of rules, restrictions, and opportunities for SR&ED tax credits that require guidance and interpretation. We can help you prepare all aspects of your claim before submission to the CRA. We can also review it before submission giving you peace of mind.

CRA SR&ED claim defence

The CRA SR&ED branch may want to contact you. They may request additional information. Occasionally CRA SR&ED branch request meetings for clarification of an element of your claim. If the submission is prepared properly this time spent engaged with CRA can be beneficial. We can help you to understand and prepare for all eventualities that result from additional contact by CRA's SR&ED branch.

our Approach

we provide a la carte SR&ED consulting and training limited only by your willingness to learn how to claim using your own people.

Claiming your research or experimental development under the CRA SR&ED program is one step in learning about Government of Canada R&D support programs. Day-to-day the program enables organizations to enhance research budgets for work performed in Canada by Canadian taxpayers.

Learn how to use this program to extend your knowledge or increase your understanding of advances that improve your competitive differentiation. Employees and contractors can be trained to perform the simple tasks required to claim R&D. Financial people can learn the simple tracking and collection steps and costing rules. Pass the completed claim to your tax preparer. Drive your own claim.

To a person CRA SR&ED Branch representatives want to hear from you, the owner of the research or experimental development, about the work you are doing and believe is eligible.

Why Us?

technical background

35 years working within the technology as a software company owner, technology project-product manager, and technology consultant, 13 years of which performing SR&ED including as a National Technology Practice Leader and Partner in Canada’s largest Accounting, Tax, and Consulting firm.

experienceD

If you have ever had to explain your business and industry before starting to describe what you believe is an improvement, you aren’t alone. Employees and contractors appreciate speaking with someone that can speak their language.  We can adapt to your terminology and practices based on real world experience making knowledge transfer easier. Our background reduces your time spent learning how to claim going forward

networked

If your R&D requires knowledge in specialized areas of science or to tackle complex costing, we can resource people to assist you. We can introduce you to firms that can provide full service contingency based claiming if that makes sense for your particular circumstance. We have worked with claimants filing from many industries and specialties in each of the CRA SR&ED Branch offices across Canada.

knowledgeable

We have experience working in all claiming scenarios from claims that are ‘accepted as filed’ through reviews, appeals and assisting in the preparation of the science side of disallowed claims for Tax Court. If eligible research or experimental development has been done, we can teach you how to claim it, and help you distinguish between eligible versus likely ineligible work or costs. We can guide you to setting up the simple processes to track eligibility, and provide insight into the type of  supporting documentation that will be most effective in explaining your claim to CRA.

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