We started working with Garri in 2013 with the intention of filing our SR&ED tax credit claim. Garri and his team handled our SR&ED claim with ease and offered to help us with the BC IDMTC claim. We had no previous experience with applying for the BC IDMTC. Garri was able to guide us, efficiently completing the application for registration and tax credit claim. After a site visit, the BC Ministry of Finance auditor approved the application and the Canada Revenue Agency allowed 100% of the tax credits claimed. I recommend the services of Garri Terzian, CPA to prepare BC IDMTC and SR&ED tax credit claims. Thanks to his expert knowledge and principled approach, we received a significant amount of cash injection into our business operations.

Garri and his team have filed five SR&ED tax credit claims for us to date. 100% of each claim was approved by the Canada Revenue Agency. Garri also introduced us to the BC Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (BC IDMTC) program and assisted us in every step of the filing process from identifying eligible activities, preparing the application for registration, preparing the detailed costing schedules, gathering and keeping documentation in support of the claim and assisting us during the government reviews. During the review the government auditor said “the details in the costing schedules are the best I have seen”. The application was approved and the Canada Revenue Agency allowed 100% of the tax credits claim. I highly recommend Garri’s services to prepare SR&ED and BC IDMTC claims.

I am the co-founder of Vancouver Full Indie, an organization for independent game developers with over 3,500 members. During one of the monthly networking meet-ups, Garri approached me and asked if my game studio was claiming the BC Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (BC IDMTC). We weren’t – my accountant told me earlier that we would not qualify and I didn’t question the matter further. Thankfully, I bumped into Garri, who specializes in IDMTC claims. He thought that my company was a perfect fit for the tax credit. Garri acted quickly to file the application and because of his speed we were able to meet the deadline for applying. Because he is very familiar with the IDMTC process, Garri was able to make sure everything went smoothly. That same year I heard about a few studios getting their claims rejected, but ours went well due to Garri’s expertise.The BC Ministry of Finance approved 100% of the application and the Canada Revenue Agency allowed 100% of the tax credit claim after a detailed review.

I highly recommend hiring Garri to prepare BC IDMTC claims.

Engaging Garri was the best decision we made for our SR&ED claims! After discussions with numerous SR&ED consulting firms and being disappointed, Garri was referred to us by an ex-colleague of mine from a big four international accounting firm because of his reputation in the industry and exceptional work. We had internally prepared a draft of our first SR&ED tax credit claim, but given the complexities of a SR&ED claim and our lack of prior experience with completing one, we wanted to hire a consultant to ensure a strong claim was filed. Garri achieved that for us! He was able to identify areas that not only improved the quality of the claim, but also the total tax credit! Despite us being a first-time claimant, our claim was NOT selected for an audit or First-Time Claimant Advisory Service (FTCAS) because of the excellent work Garri did. As a result, it expedited our SR&ED refund, which is critical to early stage companies like ours. The Canada Revenue Agency approved 100% of our 2021 tax credit and we expect the same for our 2022 filed claim. By working with Garri, our team developed a much deeper understanding of SR&ED as Garri goes beyond just preparing the claim and helps companies improve their documentation and claim processes. Garri was also instrumental in helping us obtain SR&ED financing. It’s important to find the right partner to work with when preparing your SR&ED claim and we were fortunate to find that partner in Garri Terzian, CPA. We will be engaging him for all our future SR&ED claims and highly recommend him to everyone else!