Author: Tim Robertson
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Canada’s SR&ED is “Tortuously Complex”
Boast Capital has a great article on what constitutes, and doesn’t constitute, a valid Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax claim as interpreted by the courts. The Honourable Justice Judith Woods has written that “The scheme of the Act in relation to scientific research expenditures is tortuously complex.” Great! That makes avoiding an audit that much…
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Canada’s 2015 Federal Economic Action Plan Boosts R&D Investment
Northbridge Consultants made note of Canada’s 2015 Federal Economic Action Plan and how it will affect R&D in Canada, notably graduate support and partnerships with the National Research Council: Support for R&D partnerships and internships is also a priority, with $56.4 million designated for over 6,000 new graduate internships in industry-related R&D and $119.2 million…
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SR&ED Management Frustration Chart – Hilarious
Courtesy of MEUK: This diagram illustrates the frustration managers may experience when they do not manage a SR&ED process intelligently. You can see more details about the software that MEUK offers to avoid this conundrum in this report: http://www.meuk.net/pdfs/webinars/MEUK%20Webinar%20-2006%20SR&ED%20DETAILED%20notes%20pages.pdf