http://www.mnp.ca/contact/personnel/ryan-mackiewich/rssRyan Mackiewich RSS FeedCopyright 2012MNP All rights reserved.Recent Federal government budget decisions on SR&ED will help you increase your competitiveness in the manufacturing sector.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/library/2012/4/25/manufacturing-innovation-with-the-scientific-research-experimental-development-sred-tax-credit-program/Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTOn October 17, 2011, the Jenkins Commission released the long-awaited findings of its review of federal support for R&D in Canada in the report Innovation Canada: A Call to Action.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2011/10/27/sred-changes-what-do-they-mean-for-you/Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTFrom our last post we know that the first thing to figure out is whether or not you have performed a technological advancement. One of the key factors into determining whether or not an advance happened are what obstacles did you have to overcome, or rather what uncertainties did you have when attempting to achieve your technological advancement? http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2010/6/9/just-what-exactly-is-a-technological-obstacle-in-the-sred-program/Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe first step in taking advantage of the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA’s) SR&ED tax credit incentives is to determine if you are performing qualified SR&ED work. But how do you know if you're doing qualified work? The first thing to figure out is whether or not you have performed a technological advancement. http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2010/4/27/just-what-exactly-is-a-technological-advancement-in-the-sred-program/Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe first step in taking advantage of the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA’s) SR&ED tax credit incentives is to determine if you are performing qualified SR&ED work. Once you’ve established that, the next step is to produce documentation and evidence to support that eligible work was done and that eligible expenses were incurred.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2010/3/1/documenting-your-scientific-research-experimental-development-sred-claim/Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTAsking yourself these questions could save you a lot of money. The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit is a valuable incentive which can provide a refundable tax credit for Canadian businesses. For example, a private company that spends $100,000 on SR&ED can earn a net after tax savings of approximately $47,000.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2010/1/27/taking-advantage-of-the-scientific-research-and-experimental-development-sred-tax-credit/Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe video game development industry has come a long way since Super Mario Bros. on the first 8-bit Nintendo console. As with the music industry, where artists can record, produce, master and release their works to the public independently.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2009/11/9/sred-for-video-game-development/Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program is a federal tax incentive program available to all Canadian taxpayers. This program allows even emerging wineries and growers to make R&D a regular part of their business operations. http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/library/2008/7/1/how-to-harvest-your-companys-rd-potential/Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTWhile aspiring entrepreneurs continue to open their own wineries, there’s more to opening a new business than deciding whether to grow organically. Besides figuring out your licensing requirements, you need to know which taxes and duties to pay - and what recording and reporting you are responsible for.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/library/2008/4/1/home-grown-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-your-own-winery/Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTIs your business one of the many that contributed to $13.2 billion in research and development (R&D) funding in Canada in 2006? If it is, how much of your R&D investment did you recover?http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/library/2008/1/1/innovation-motivation/Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT