About SR&ED Finder
Who prepares your claim, what they sign, and what they are on the hook for
What is on this site
One question, "sr&ed consultant", answered with a comparison that works on the page with no account, 4 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- SR&ED claim preparer rules: who is named and who is liable: The Income Tax Act defines a claim preparer, requires them on the form, and makes them jointly liable with you for a penalty. What that means for choosing one.
- The SR&ED filing deadline, and why late is not late: Twelve months after the filing-due date. Miss it and section 37(12) deems the expenditure not to be SR&ED at all, which is a harsher outcome than a reduced claim.
- What qualifies as SR&ED, in the statute's own words: Systematic investigation or search in science or technology by experiment or analysis. The three limbs, the support work that comes in, and the eight exclusions.
- SR&ED consultant fee models and what each one rewards: Contingency, fixed fee, hourly and financing. What each incentivises, the clauses that matter, and why no honest page publishes a going rate.
Reach us
Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@sredfinder.com. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
SR&ED Finder is an independent site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Canada Revenue Agency, the Department of Justice or any consultancy named or unnamed here, and it is not an accounting firm, a law firm or a tax adviser. Nothing here is tax advice and nothing here tells you whether your work qualifies for SR&ED, which depends on the statutory definition applied to your facts. Every statutory statement on this site is taken from the Income Tax Act as published on laws-lois.justice.gc.ca and read on the date shown at the top of the page. We publish no fee, rate or contingency percentage anywhere on this site, because no Canadian authority sets one and a range without engagement letters behind it launders a guess into a benchmark. We take no commission from any preparer and carry no paid placements.