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  <!-- ── Tier 1: Primary conversion pages ───────────────────────────────────── -->

  <!-- Homepage -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Estimator — high-intent SEO: "SR&ED calculator Canada" -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/estimate</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.95</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Pricing — "SR&ED software pricing" / "SR&ED consultant alternative" -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/pricing</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Free scan funnel landing -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/scan</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Demo -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/demo</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Signup -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/signup</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Login -->

  <!-- Founding cohort offer — zero-risk, pay-only-when-the-refund-lands
       pricing for first customers. Purpose-built cold-start conversion
       page with no prior organic discovery path — added here to fix that. -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/founding</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-20</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.85</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Grants directory — "SR&ED grants Canada" / "NRC IRAP eligibility" -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/grants</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.85</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Province SR&ED guides — "SR&ED Ontario" / "SR&ED Quebec" etc. -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/sred/ontario</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/sred/british-columbia</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/sred/quebec</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/sred/alberta</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/sred/manitoba</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/sred/saskatchewan</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/sred/new-brunswick</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.65</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/sred/nova-scotia</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.65</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/sred/newfoundland-and-labrador</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.65</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── Tier 2: CPA / partner pages ────────────────────────────────────────── -->

  <!-- CPA partner program — "SR&ED referral partner Canada" -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/partners</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- CPA partner signup — the actual conversion page for goal (c);
       previously just this dangling comment with no <url> entry, so it
       was invisible to search engines despite having a full usePageMeta
       title/description (CpaRegisterPage.jsx). -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/cpa/register</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-20</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- CPA login -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/cpa/login</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.4</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- /methodology removed 2026-09-21: it's a client-side <Navigate> redirect
       to /security (App.jsx), not real content — a sitemap entry that
       3xx-redirects gets flagged as an error in Search Console. A fully-built
       MethodologyPage.jsx exists but is gated behind a pending patent filing;
       re-add this entry if/when that page is wired back into App.jsx. -->

  <!-- Referral intake — used on partner referral links -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/start</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── Tier 3: Trust / legal / informational ──────────────────────────────── -->

  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/security</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/terms</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://taxlift.ai/privacy</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>

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