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In theory SRED is supposed to be for R&D. You'd be surprised what can count for R&D. Doing A/B testing to solve the problem of which UI is more preferred/efficient? That can count for SRED work.

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What works in practice wouldn't be held up in an audit. Depending on the mood of your approving agent they can deny the whole application if you mention specific interface words.

You'd be better off creating and Irap project to cover UI and business logic items. IRAP is out of the same government fund but pays slightly less for a project as you go, not one lump at the end of the year.

IRAP and SRED are mutually exclusive but if you spend time thinking about it you'd be able to decide work to fit into both nicely.

I had to go through the whole SRED song and dance at my previous $work. The company writing up the proposal was really eager to get the numbers high, but the when the government agent came down to the office to go over the expenses the whole experience was so painful that the owners of company decide to pass on even applying for SRED in subsequent years.

Similarly at a small startup I worked at were surprised at how rough the auditors were with us. We certainly thought we were 100% in the clear and doing genuinely innovative work but they really pressed us on it. Getting SRED is not easy as some say.

This shouldn't dissuade anybody from trying. That's the whole point of business. Going out on a limb. Read the rules, follow them, and if it doesn't work out... at least you tried.

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