Finding an SR&ED consultant "near you" matters less than most founders think, because the SR&ED program is federal and the CRA processes claims the same way whether your preparer sits down the street or across the…
The short answer: a Canadian-controlled private corporation can earn the enhanced 35% refundable investment tax credit on the first $6 million of qualifying current expenditures, which is up to $2.1 million back as cash in a…
How involved you need to be depends on the stage. The person who did the technical work has to describe the uncertainty and the experiments in their own words, because no consultant watched the code fail…
Key Takeaways Does an SR&ED consultant actually need to be near me? No. An SR&ED consultant does not need to be in your city, or even your province. SR&ED is a federal program claimed on Form…
Reviewed by Logan Hanson, BSc, CPA. Last verified against CRA guidance on August 21, 2026. Yes, you can claim SR&ED for previous fiscal years, but only within a firm window: corporations have 18 months after the…
Documentation gaps turn eligible SR&ED work into costs you can’t claim. Here are the most common gaps in 2026 and how to close each one.
Strong evidence lets you claim eligible work you’d otherwise drop. Here’s what SR&ED evidence to keep, how to capture it, and why it grows a claim.
SR&ED claims rarely fail because the work wasn’t real. See the causes of reduced and denied claims in Canada, and how to keep yours off that list.
A plain-English 2026 guide to SR&ED claim support in Canada: who qualifies, what help exists, what it costs, the process, and what changed this year.
Tag the work as it happens instead of reconstructing it at year-end. See how one enterprise team cut SR&ED interview time to 12 hours a year and saved 100+ hours.
