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R&D Coach Features Gathering of supporting Documentation Quick data entry for industry-standard time sheet system system Gathering of time and cost by project, activity and sub-activity Linking of technical and other documentation to time sheets and projects Pre-written narratives (keywords) to describe work performed Project Management Divides projects into sub-projects, activities and sub-activities Budgets labor and other costs by projects Compares labor and other costs with actual costs Gathers technical information (description, uncertainties, advancements, etc.) for production of technical reports Links technical documentation to projects Sets deadlines for the completion of each activity and sub-activity Retains project information for projects overlapping more than two taxation years Allows gathering of data on non-eligible activities such as R&D done overseas and marketing Allows conversion or reclassification of non-eligible activities into eligible activities (and vice versa) and changes the time sheet entries retroactively at the option of the user A tree view report to see the components of each project, e.g. activities, sub-activities, documents attached, resources assigned etc. Other Costs Module Intelligent cost module which determines the rate of eligibility for each expense item Provides overriding features for goods and services acquired from related parties Permits the entering of non-eligible costs to keep a record on total costs Library of supplier’s names to speed up data entry Ability to import data from other applications Training and Ease of Operation Quick implementation and minimal training required Optional tool tips for each menu button to learn the functionality of each button Guide provided in project module to complete technical reports Instantly bilingual Security and Approval Features Assignment of access privileges at the employee level Filtering of information on certain screens to allow partial access Denies entering of time into the completed fiscal year (lock feature) Setting up of departments and assignment of employees and projects to departments 128 Bit high security data encryption Report Generation Built in Report writer to produce quick management and financial reports Template to produce technical report in Word Accessibility of data via Excel and Word Availability of a third party query wizard (advanced report writer) configured to R&D Coach Ability to export report data into various format (Text, Excel, Dbase, Word etc) Tax-related features On-line preparation of form T661 for tax return preparation Calculates proxy amount by employee Takes into account proxy amount restrictions for specified employees Captures taxable benefits and bonuses for R&D pool and ITC purposes Allows picking up support staff at the Quebec level in case of proxy election Prevents the inclusion of bonuses into the R&D pool for specified employees Captures entire salaries of employees who work 90% or more on R&D activities Calculates Québec R&D wage tax credits and other Québec R&D incentives (e.g. 40% credit for universities). Computes Québec R&D wage tax credits for sub-contracting work done in Québec Computes Ontario Super Allowance and the Ontario Research Tax Credit Keeps track of restrictions on non-arm's length transactions Computes on-line investment tax credits (ITC's) both at the federal and provincial level Capable of comparing the ITC computed through the proxy and traditional methods Determines the eligibility for 35% tax credit rate as well as 40% rate for Quebec Introduction of B.C. R&D tax credit Technical Features 32 Bit Window 95/98, 2000, ME, XP and NT compatible graphical user interface Operates on any network that supports Windows 95/98, 2000, ME, XP, and NT Supports one billion records per data file Accepts 1280K of data per record Record seek (search) time 1/10 seconds per one billion records Uses standard data base files Supports unlimited number of users concurrently (If your license allows it) State-of-the-art Windows compatible HTML bilingual help with Web connectivity Multi-level fail-safe time sheet data entry Features calendar, calculator and user diary Capable of linking with any other program on record level Prevents data loss in case of power failure (On network stations) Technical Support and Customization Personalized web based help desk for each customer by password Reasonably priced customization Downloading of newer version through the web Automatic updates on local workstations by remote server for all users once the newer version is installed on the network Thank you for using R&D Coach.

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