[barkingcat]

That's how poorly administered the system is. I've seen companies go through SR&ED and it's fairly random whether the paperwork is going to be accepted.

Some companies document everything and end up being rejected for a random formerly unknown minutia, whereas other companies document less, and ultimately get approved for a bad claim.

Anyone I've talked to who's even been close to the process (a claimant, a technical contact, an interviewee, an administrator) have had traumatic experiences with the process.