Common SR&ED Eligibility Misconceptions

Every year, Canadian businesses that are clearly doing eligible R&D never file an SR&ED claim — usually because of a handful of persistent misconceptions about what the program actually requires. Here are five of the most common. Myth 1: “We’re not a tech company, so we don’t qualify.” SR&ED is defined by the nature of […]

Does Your Business Qualify for SR&ED? 10 Questions to Ask

Most businesses that qualify for SR&ED never apply — not because the work doesn’t count, but because no one asked the right questions. Run your current or recent projects through these ten questions to get a fast read on whether an SR&ED eligibility assessment is worth pursuing. 1. Did you try to solve a problem […]

What Is SR&ED? A Complete Guide for Canadian Businesses

If your business is designing new products, improving processes, or writing code that pushes past what’s already documented in your field, you may be sitting on one of the most valuable — and most underused — tax incentives in Canada: the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program. Every year, the SR&ED tax credit returns […]