The Australian Taxation Office recently released a draft Taxation Ruling (TR 2021/D3) that clarified the…
Budget 2021 – Key Government Incentives for Businesses
The 2021 budget revealed the Government’s intentions to support businesses in various ways, with the…
New grant now available for tech companies to help solve regulatory challenges
The Australian Government recently launched a new grant opportunity that aims to target a number…
Why I’m glad that your company’s R&D Tax Incentive claim was rejected
0.17% of Australians are registered tax agents, meaning that their job is to assist others…
Updated R&D Tax Incentive guidance material released
AusIndustry has just released an updated version of its ‘Guide to Interpretation’, which supersedes the…
Enhanced R&D reform announced as part of 2020-21 Federal Budget release
The Treasury has scrapped plans to introduce controversial changes to the R&D Tax Incentive that…
Government announces major overhaul to the EMDG
Austrade has announced that its Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) scheme will undergo changes that…
The Federal Court says that the ATO has been requiring an unreasonably high standard of evidence for R&D claims
The sentiment of many businesses that have had their R&D claims reviewed by the ATO…
AAT rules in favour of ISA in recent R&D Tax Incentive cases
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (“AAT”) heard two cases relating to the Australian R&D Tax Incentive…
Austrade unveils lucrative EMDG changes in light of COVID-19
Austrade has announced that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be making some…
Queensland mining project rendered ineligible for the R&D Tax Incentive by the AAT
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has upheld Innovation and Science Australia’s decision that a series…
Government moves forward with its proposed changes to the R&D Tax Incentive
On 5 December 2019 the Morrison Government introduced a bill that seeks to implement its…
R&D Tax Incentive State Reference Group (NSW/ACT) – 16 October 2019
By way of background this is a forum hosted by AusIndustry and the ATO, and…
Turning the tide on R&D Tax Incentive eligibility
A recent decision has been handed down by the Full Federal Court in the case…
R&D Tax Incentive State Reference Group (NSW/ACT) – 4 June 2019
By way of background this is a forum hosted by AusIndustry and the ATO, and…
Australian R&D Tax Incentive scrutiny on the rise
Recently released figures confirm what many insiders have long suspected; the scrutiny surrounding Australian R&D…
ALP pledges $170m in proposed R&D premium
ALP pledges $170m in proposed R&D premium In what would seem to be one of…
Federal Budget 2019-20: impact to Government Incentives for business
One might be forgiven for thinking that the adage ‘no news is good news’ might…
Software R&D Claims: New guidance released
AusIndustry recently released new R&D Tax Incentive guidance material specifically for Software R&D Activities. While…
Proposed R&D Tax Incentive amendments postponed and under new scrutiny
Around every cloud there’s a (possible) silver lining: Proposed R&D Tax Incentive amendments postponed and…
Advanced Manufacturing: Early Stage Research Fund
Leading the way in Industry 4.0, the advanced manufacturing industry sector has the potential to…
Record Keeping and the R&D Tax Incentive
Written by Jeremy Levitt, Government Incentives Manager at Catalyst Solutions Australia. The Research & Development…
The Great Barrier Reef: The biggest wonder of the Australian grant-application world
The Great Barrier Reef, being one of the seven wonders of the natural world, and…
Fishing for Technology
For most health-conscious people, opting for fish instead of meat or chicken is…
The Australian Budget 2018 – proposed R&D Tax Incentive changes
With the increase in Australian companies claiming the R&D Tax Incentive over the last few…
Fairness and the R&D Tax Incentive: rumours of changes in Budget 2018
“Fair go” – every Australian ever With the Australian 2018 Budget now only a…
Updated R&D Tax Incentive guidance material released
AusIndustry has just released an updated version of its ‘Guide to Interpretation’, which supersedes the…