Smart SR&ED for IT
Detailed technical analysis with a human-first lens.
At Rubicon Microproducts, SR&ED support is not a documentation afterthought. We treat it as a disciplined engineering narrative that ties uncertainty, experimentation and implementation outcomes to real product delivery.
What makes our approach different
- Granular technical decomposition of work streams, hypotheses and outcomes.
- Evidence mapping from architecture notes, commits, test artifacts and deployment records.
- Human-led interviews with engineering and product teams to preserve context that tools miss.
- Cross-industry coverage spanning fintech, manufacturing, health and government platforms.
- Technology breadth from data and integrations to ML, automation and cloud-native systems.
The human factor matters
We emphasize the people behind the system: why specific decisions were made, how alternatives were evaluated, and what constraints shaped technical risk. This improves claim quality and reduces ambiguity in review cycles.
For organizations managing multiple parallel initiatives, we help build a repeatable evidence pipeline so SR&ED readiness becomes a continuous capability, not a year-end scramble.
Sample calculation
Scenario: Canadian software company, $3M payroll, 6 eligible engineers, 12-month SR&ED claim period.
Qualifying salary pool: 40% of total payroll = $1,200,000
Federal ITC (CCPC rate): 35% on first $3M of qualified expenditures = $420,000 federal credit
Ontario additional credit: 8% = $96,000 provincial credit
Total estimated recovery: $516,000 - directly reducing income tax payable or generating a refundable credit.
Actual amounts depend on company structure, expenditure mix, and CRA review. This illustration uses 2024 rates for Canadian-controlled private corporations.
Qualifying salary pool: 40% of total payroll = $1,200,000
Federal ITC (CCPC rate): 35% on first $3M of qualified expenditures = $420,000 federal credit
Ontario additional credit: 8% = $96,000 provincial credit
Total estimated recovery: $516,000 - directly reducing income tax payable or generating a refundable credit.
Actual amounts depend on company structure, expenditure mix, and CRA review. This illustration uses 2024 rates for Canadian-controlled private corporations.