Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) investment tax credits (ITCs) may be carried backed to be applied to the prior year’s taxes or carried forward to be applied to future year’s taxes. Additionally, the pool of deductible SR&ED expenditures may be carried forward to be used in future years. This Read more…
Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) investment tax credits (ITCs) may be carried backed to be applied to the prior year’s taxes or carried forward to be applied to future year’s taxes. This post will explain the SR&ED carry back and carry forward rules at the federal level. SR&ED ITC Read more…
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) offers two distinct services to those who want to obtain a ruling on their SR&ED tax incentive claim before they submit their application; a pre-claim consultation (PCC) or a pre-claim review (PCR). The following article will discuss the similarities and differences between the two Read more…
Is email or fax safer when it comes to transmitting sensitive documents to the CRA? While the CRA has embraced the electronic filing of taxes, there is a reluctance to adopt email as a way of providing supplemental information. Why the CRA does not allow documents to be sent by Read more…
Determining eligibility is one of the most difficult parts of the SR&ED process, especially when deciding which projects could be eligible for SR&ED and which would be considered to be ‘routine development’. These questions are based on an older version of the Self-Assessment and Learning Tool, however, they provide a very Read more…