Category Archives: SR&ED News

SR&ED T661 claim form – 2012 Revision

In October 2012, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be releasing a revised Form T661, Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Expenditures Claim, to accommodate the legislative changes proposed in the March 2012 federal budget.  The new Form T661(12), revision … Continue reading

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Flaherty Wrong to Slash SR&ED Tax Credit

Jeffrey MacIntosh, Toronto Stock Exchange professor of capital markets at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, opined in his recent article in the Financial Post that the changes to reduce the SR&ED program are ill-advised.  Many of the 20,000 CCPCs … Continue reading

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Canada’s Competitiveness in the Pharmaceutical Sector

Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) recently released their Patented Medicine Prices Review Board’s (PMPRB) 2011 Annual Report. Rx&D members continue to meet their 1987 research and development (SR&ED) goals of 10 percent of sales, but the international and domestic environments … Continue reading

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OECD Canadian Economic Surveys

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released the results of their Canadian Economic Surveys.  The results revealed that strong profits in the mining and oil sectors have supported business investment , while the latest indicators suggest that … Continue reading

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Government Incentive Programs: SR&ED and Flow-Through Shares

Economists believe that the government should not distort the private sector’s efficiency in allocating scarce resources.  However, in reality, government often acts in an indirect manner by creating policy in order to encourage entrepreneurs to invest in certain sectors.  SR&ED and … Continue reading

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