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We guide businesses through the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program, Canada’s largest tax incentive for innovation. In collaboration with trusted specialists, our role is to help you prepare and submit claims so you can access tax credits or refunds with confidence and ease.
SR&ED is a federal incentive designed to encourage research and development by offering tax credits and refunds. Many Canadian companies don’t realize they are eligible, or they assume the process is too complicated. In reality, a wide range of R&D activities may qualify, and valuable credits often go unclaimed.
At Quality Smart Solutions, we act as your guide and bridge to trusted SR&ED specialists. Together, we make the process straightforward, ensuring your claim is accurate, compliant, and positioned to maximize your refund or credit.
Our goal is to simplify each step, from assessing eligibility to preparing documentation, while keeping your team focused on innovation rather than paperwork.
We guide clients through SR&ED by focusing on the industries we know best. Our team helps companies identify eligible R&D activities and claim credits with confidence across multiple regulated industries, including:
Natural Health Products (NHPs)
Foods and Beverages
Medical Devices
Cosmetics
Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs
Veterinary Health Products (VHPs)
Cannabis
We review your projects to confirm whether your work qualifies under the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) SR&ED guidelines. Many activities qualify even if you don’t think they do.
Proper documentation is key to a successful claim. We help structure technical narratives and supporting evidence, so nothing gets missed.
Our partner specialists handle the heavy lifting of compiling and filing your SR&ED claim, ensuring all forms meet CRA requirements.
We identify all eligible expenditures, including salaries, materials, and subcontractor costs, to help you recover the maximum credit or refund.
If CRA reviews your claim, we’ll prepare responses and provide guidance to resolve issues quickly and confidently.
We support future claims by helping you set up internal processes that make SR&ED tracking easier year after year.
The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program is a federal incentive administered by the Canada Revenue Agency that provides tax credits or refunds for eligible R&D performed in Canada. It helps businesses recover part of their innovation costs and reinvest in future projects.
Corporations, individuals, trusts, and partnerships that conduct eligible R&D work in Canada and file a Canadian tax return may qualify. Eligibility depends on the nature of the work, not the industry or company size.
Work that seeks technological advancement and addresses scientific or technological uncertainty may qualify. This can include experimental development, applied research, basic research, and direct support work such as engineering, design, coding, testing, and data collection.
No. Many small and medium-sized businesses make successful claims each year. You do not need a dedicated lab; what matters is a systematic approach to resolving technological uncertainties.
The federal program can provide significant credits, including refundable rates for certain Canadian-controlled private corporations. Provinces and territories may offer additional credits, which can increase the total benefit.
The rules are detailed, but with guidance most of the heavy lifting is handled for you. We help define projects, capture eligible costs, prepare technical narratives, and file on time.
Keep contemporaneous records such as project plans, hypotheses, experiment logs, iterations, test results, code repositories, design notes, and timesheets. Financial records for salaries, materials, and subcontractors also support the claim.
SR&ED claims are generally due within 18 months after your fiscal year end. Building documentation as you go makes filing smoother and helps ensure nothing is missed.