Based in London, Ontario, The Accolade Consulting Group, Inc. (ACGI) is a niche consulting firm specializing in the preparation of Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) claims for companies that undertake R&D in Canada. The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program is a federal tax incentive program which encourages Canadian businesses --of all sizes and in all sectors-- to conduct research and development (R&D) in Canada that will lead to new, improved, or technologically advanced products OR processes. The SR&ED program is the largest single source of federal government support for industrial research and development, having distributed just over $5B in tax credits in 2006. Claimants can apply every fiscal year for SR&ED investment tax credits on expenditures such as wages, materials, machinery, equipment, some overhead, and SR&ED contracts ? and can expect to receive 20-41.5% of their total R&D expenditures back in the form of either tax credits or refundable tax credits (i.e. cash). ACGI prepares the technical and financial reports for the client, works closely with the client's accounting team to submit the reports and defend the claim to Revenue Canada, and prepares all of the necessary technical and financial documentation clients need to make a successful claim for SR&ED tax incentives. Accolade proudly boasts a 100% success rate with the claims submitted,