Sole proprietorship

Sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business entirely owned by an individual. It is one of the three most common types of business structures. The other two are partnership and corporation.

Prescribed proxy amount (PPA)

Prescribed proxy amount (PPA) is a notional amount on which SR&ED ITC can be earned with respect to SR&ED overheads (and other expenditures). It is calculated as a percentage of a salary base. The PPA is only applicable when the claimant elects to use the proxy method.

Arm’s length transaction

Am arm’s length transaction is a transaction between persons who each act in their own self-interest. Related persons are not considered to deal with each other at arm’s length.

Common-law partner

Common-law partner applies to a person who is not your spouse, with whom you are living in a conjugal relationship, and to whom at least one of the following situations applies. He or she: