On April 7, 2022, the Liberal government Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, released the Federal Budget 2022. SR&ED in the Federal Budget – Prior Budgets The 2020 budget was not released due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2021 budget contained no direct reference Read more…
On August 13, 2021, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced a new scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) policy document: Guidelines on the eligibility of work for scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) tax incentives. This document replaced the Eligibility of Work for SR&ED Investment Tax Credits Policy which has Read more…
On April 19, 2021, the Liberal government Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, released the Federal Budget 2021. SR&ED in the Federal Budget – Prior Budgets This is the first federal budget since 2019. The 2020 budget was not released due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more…
Quality Control and Routine Testing are excluded from SR&ED claims because work of this nature does not result in technological advancements. The Eligibility of Work for SR&ED Investment Tax Credits Policy1, lists some exclusions for SR&ED claims. Quality control and routine testing are among those excluded items. This blog post Read more…
The most important form you will need to fill out in order to apply for SR&ED investment tax credits is the form T661. This form is required by the CRA in order to process your tax credit application. Over the past few years, we have described the CRA’s fillable T661 Read more…