Demystifying SR&ED: Expert Tips on Maximizing Your Tax Credits

If you are a MaRSDD client, you may want to attend SR&ED webinar that I am giving on Nov 12 at 12 noon.

Hello founders! Did you know that you could qualify for tax credits and/or refunds from the Canadian government for conducting scientific research or experimental development? Join us for an 1-hour webinar with Steven Cohen, CEO of Electric Effect, who has successfully claimed Scientific Research and Experimental Development (hashtag#SRED) credits 10 times. He will share his expert strategies for maximizing your claims and navigating the process effectively.

What We’ll Cover:
- Introduction to the SR&ED program
- R&D and accounting best practices
- Identifying and documenting unique intellectual property
- Writing succinct SR&ED reports
- Designing and tracking scientific experiments
- Preparing for and negotiating with CRA SR&ED auditors
- Working with consulting firms to minimize audit risks and costs
- Advantages of Preparing Your Own SR&ED return
- Interactive Q&A session

About the speaker
​As the CEO and founder of Electric Effect, Steve has ten successful SR&ED submissions in software development, including ML/AI processes, Generative AI, and enterprise software development. He also has over twenty years of experience with IP analysis (identification and documentation) and analyzing and deploying best practices as they apply to SDLC and IT operations.
Currently, Steve is developing innovative personalization processes driven by ML/AI and Generative AI to quickly surface relevant peer content based on a researcher’s dynamic profile, and then craft a tailored summary explanation to help accelerate R&D. Electric Effect is developing these unique processes which act as digital co-pilots for research communities driven by artificial intelligence and Generative AI, through working partnerships with global researchers and in partnership with ML/AI software companies.
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Electric Effect has received awards and grants from NRC-IRAP, Mitacs (University of Windsor), AWS Activate, and ten successful SR&ED submissions over the past twelve years.

If you are not a MaRSDD client, I can provide advice in a private Zoom consultation. Please contact me via email, [email protected] 

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