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FY 2024 / Base Case

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Total Estimated Credits

$142,500

Audit Risk Score

Verified
Document Score: 94/100

Qualified Expenditures

$335,294
Total$142k

Breakdown

Federal (ITC)
$92,625
Provincial (ORDTC)
$49,875
Net Benefit$118,500

Canada's R&D incentive

What is the SR&ED program?

SR&ED (Scientific Research & Experimental Development) is Canada's largest federal R&D tax incentive — cash refunds and tax credits for eligible innovation work performed in Canada. Qualifying companies often recover about 60% of eligible development costs, offsetting spend on new software, products, or manufacturing processes.

20,000+
Canadian companies claim annually
~60%
of eligible dev costs recovered (CCPCs & ECPCs)
$4B+
in annual federal credits

Technical eligibility

Work must go beyond routine development — CRA looks for uncertainty, systematic experimentation, and advancement.

  • Uncertainty — A technical problem the industry could not solve with standard practice alone.
  • Systematic work — Documented experimentation — prototype, test, analyze, iterate.
  • Advancement — New knowledge or a measurable improvement to a process, product, or system.

What you can claim

Once the technical work qualifies, a large share of qualifying Canadian R&D spend can be recovered.

  • Salaries — Canadian employees on the R&D work — typically the largest portion.
  • Subcontractors — Canadian contractors performing specific R&D tasks.
  • Materials — Raw materials consumed or transformed during testing and prototyping.
  • Capital expenditures — Equipment and leases used more than 50% for SR&ED — restored for assets acquired or leases entered after Dec 15, 2024.

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Company Profile

R&D Spend

$250,000
$50,000
$10,000
$0
Estimated Total Benefit
$156,772
50.6% Yield on Spend
Prescribed Proxy (55% overhead)+$137,500
Federal ITC$151,162
Provincial Credit (Ontario)$5,610
* This calculation uses the Proxy Method for a CCPC in Ontario. Results are estimates based on standard SR&ED eligibility criteria.
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FAQ

Common questions

Quick answers for founders and finance teams exploring SR&ED.

Experimental development where the technical outcome was uncertain — new products, performance breakthroughs, failed prototypes that taught you something. Routine customization usually doesn't qualify.

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