On March 30, 2022, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced updates to the Pool of Deductible SR&ED Expenditures Policy, the Traditional and Proxy Methods Policy, the Third-Party Payments Policy, and the Contract Expenditures for SR&ED Performed on Behalf of a Claimant Policy. These updates reflect the legislative changes that have 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…
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently released detailed guidance on how the Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS) affects scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) investment tax credit (ITC) claims. CEWS is one of many COVID-19 support programs available, designed to allow employers to rehire employees or retain them during the Read more…
On November 26, 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced updates to the SR&ED Filing Requirements Policy to reflect legislative changes which were made in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, extensions to Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) reporting deadlines. The SR&ED Filing Requirements Policy states: In response Read more…
Many software companies follow the format for the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA). Unfortunately, this alone does not satisfy the definition of the scientific method. This article looks at PDCA and how a recent ruling was impacted by following this cycle. On July 7, 2020, the Tax Court of Canada Read more…