At first glance, the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit, or OIDMTC, has extremely broad applicability. As per the eligibility criteria, and product that either educates, entertains or informs, and has some combination of images, text or sound may be eligible under the program. However, there are a number of caveats with respect to eligible products that must be considered before undertaking an OIDMTC claim. 1. Corporate Education – Products that intended to help educate people on how to perform their work tasks are generally not eligible. What this means is that developing a website that can educate a company’s employees on how to perform particular tasks, what forms to complete etc., even though they may be interactive and inform, are generally ineligible under the OIDMTC. That being said, a product made available to end-users (e.g. the public) that can educate them about a particular profession (e.g. Learning how to […]
Khalid Eidoo
Welcome to the third iteration of the MCN website! Over the coming weeks and months, stay tuned for new content regarding SR&ED, OIDMTC and a variety of other content. If you have questions regarding programs such as the FedDev Investing in Business Innovation, Advanced Manufacturing Fund, IRAP and other programs to help accelerate your business, contact us! Have a question you would like us to answer on our blog? Submit your questions at info@mobilecapital.net, and we’ll attempt to answer your questions as quickly as possible. Thank you, and stay tuned!
In working with our clients we frequently encounter confusion regarding the ramifications of utilizing contract labour versus salaried labour to conduct SR&ED work. The decision to structure the relationship between an employer and potential employee or contractor needs to be examined not only for general business implications but also for specific SR&ED implications as it can have a significant impact on a company’s eligible SR&ED expenditures for ITC (investment tax credit) purposes. A common misconception is that the financial advantages of employing contract labour make this a preferred arrangement. The financial advantages of contract labour include minimizing the employers EI and CPP burden as well as reducing costs associated with various employer funded employee benefit programs. These advantages quickly disappear in the context of a firm conducting SR&ED. This is best illustrated with a simple example. Let’s compare the two situations where the company in question is a CCPC in […]