Some Questions to ask yourself:

• Have you changed a process to reduce costs or to improve your manufacturing?
• Have you created a new product, made improvements or added new features to an existing product, or built a prototype?
• Have you designed or developed new software?
• Have you incurred costs related to a process, project or prototype that is incomplete because of unresolved technical problems?
• Are you involved in engineering, design, data collection, testing or other developmental work?

Many companies do not believe that they engage in any qualifying SR&ED activities, but in most cases that Northbridge as assessed, they have been able to identify unrealized eligible projects and subsequently deliver successful claims.

Technical Advancement: The final progress made needs to have resolved the uncertainty and advance the previous understanding of the technology.

Technical Obstacles: The existence of an obstacle implies that there is no text-book solution (i.e. known methods or procedures) to solve a problem in an existing field of science. The work that is claimable must go above and beyond the existing knowledge base (i.e. base line).

Technical Content: The work claimed for must be evident of scientific process. It must involve a systematic investigation, experimentation, or analysis by qualified personnel.

Contact us for a free consultation and we will help you determine what's eligible.

Examples of industries that are eligible for SR&ED

• Manufacturing
• Information Technology
• Dental
• Pharmaceutical
• Chemical Processing
• Computer Sciences
• Design & Construction
• Electronics & Optics
• Engineering
• Life & Health Sciences
• Machinery & Equipment
• Pattern, Tool & Design
• Plastics & Textiles
• Printing & Packaging
• Transportation

And there's more. Even those in the cosmetic industry, breweries, and food processing industry have successfully filed for SR&ED.