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Can You Claim SR&ED for Grant-Funded or Spin-Off Projects?
Understand SR&ED eligibility for university spin-offs and grant-funded projects, including IP ownership requirements
Can You Claim SR&ED for Grant Funded or Spin Off Projects? Many innovative projects start inside universities, research labs, or with grant funding. Sometimes they grow into spin off compani…
2025-01-213 minSmartSRED Team
SR&ED
Spin-off
Grant Funding
University Research
If I Hire Another Company or Freelancer for R&D, Who Gets the Credit?
Learn SR&ED rules for subcontracted work, contractor agreements, and who can claim when R&D is outsourced
If I Hire Another Company or Freelancer for R&D, Who Gets the Credit? One of the most common points of confusion in SR&ED is who actually gets to claim when R&D work is performed by someone…
2025-01-203 minSmartSRED Team
SR&ED
Subcontractors
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