Legislative Proposals Contain Changes to SR&ED Proposed in 2012 Budget
The Canadian Department of Finance has drafted legislative proposals, released August 14, that include the following changes to the SR&ED program: 1. Removal of capital from the expenditure base (for capital expenditures incurred in 2014). Effective January 1, 2014, capital expenditures cannot be claimed. To be claimable for capital expenditures before 2014, the expenditure must […]
Changes to the SR&ED Program
The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program provided $3.6 billion in tax assistance for research and development in 2011. In the past year, the SR&ED program was reviewed by an Expert Panel which presented a series of recommendations to the federal government. As a response to the recommendations of the Expert Panel, the […]