Tax incentive programs for start-ups & small businesses

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Part of ICCC-CIBC series for
Canadian small businesses

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A review of tax incentive programs available for start-ups and small businesses conducting research and development or creating interactive digital media.

Martha Oner and Jaipreet Bindra of Grant Thornton LLP will discuss the SR&ED and OIDMTC incentive programs’ eligibility criteria, filing requirements and benefits.

An overview of the recent program changes that took effect Jan 2014 will also be reviewed.

Find out how your company can benefit from these programs through insightful discussion, tips and pitfalls for filing SR&ED and OIDMTC claims.

Martha Oner, Senior Manager

Martha Oner has over 13 years’ experience as a tax specialist in government incentives.  As leader of Grant Thornton’s Ontario Tax Incentives practice, her role is to help clients across all industries to file maximized and substantiated tax credit claims.

With experience across Food & Beverage, Medical Technologies, Manufacturing, Information Technology, Green Technology, Construction and Agriculture she assists clients with all aspects of claim eligibility, preparation and defense.

Jaipreet Bindra, Manager

Jaipreet Bindra has over 8 years’ experience in helping clients across Information Technology, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering in the preparation and defense of SR&ED tax credit claims.

Jaipreet received a Bachelor of Engineering Science in Computer Engineering and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of Western Ontario and a MBA from the Indian School of Business.