Category Archives: Changes to SR&ED

New SR&ED Program Service Standards

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has recently released an update of service standards for processing SR&ED claims.  The following are CRA’s updated service standards for processing SR&ED claims as of December 31, 2015 (following the receipt of a complete claim): … Continue reading

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Quebec Government Cuts Back on Lucrative SR&ED Tax Credit Program

Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao announced cutbacks to the Quebec SR&ED tax credit program during his December 2nd economic update.  Although SR&ED is a federal program, each province or territory may also provide provincial or territorial tax credits to qualifying corporations carrying … Continue reading

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Claim Review Manual for SR&ED Research and Technology Advisors

The CRA website has been updated with the complete Claim Review Manual (CRM) for Research and Technology Advisors. The new CRM cancels and replaces The Guide to Conducting a Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Review and Directive 2004-03 SR&ED … Continue reading

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Revised Optional SR&ED Filing Measure for T661

As of January 1, 2014, Part 9 of the Form T661 (13) for SR&ED must be completed with details about the claim preparer(s) involved. If any of the prescribed claim preparer information is missing, incomplete or inaccurate, a penalty of … Continue reading

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Ammendments to SR&ED

Bill C-4 was tabled on March 21, 2013, and proposed ammendments to the Income Tax Act.  This bill has received royal assent and has become law. A summary of the new ammendments are as follows: Undeducted SR&ED expenditures from before … Continue reading

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