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MJA is on the move….
After 36 years on the Balmain Peninsula, MJA is excited to announce that we are moving premises on Monday 30 September 2019. Our new office address is · 72 Campbell Street Surry Hills Our telephone...
The R&D Tax Incentive: There Is A Tunnel. Is There Light At The End Of It?
The past year has been a tough one for the R&D Tax Incentive (the Incentive). The Federal Government's attempt in 2018 to introduce an R&D intensity test for larger claimants courtesy of the Treasury...
The R&D Tax Incentive and the Federal Election: Innovation Policy is a Chalk And Cheese Affair
Innovation policy seldom makes the front pages and the chances have further slimmed since the poor reception from the electorate for Malcolm Turnbull's National Innovation & Science Agenda back in 2015....
The R&D Tax Incentive & The Federal Budget: The Sound Of Crickets
After the (failed) attempt in last year’s Federal Budget to introduce an R&D Intensity measure to the Non-Refundable R&D Tax Offset in 2018/19, as part of a raft of cost savings, you’d be forgiven for...
Software R&D Tax Guidance: Talking Frascati, Time Travel and What Does It All Mean
It was hard to miss last week’s publication by AusIndustry of two Guidelines relating to eligible software development under the R&D Tax Incentive (the Incentive). Both can be downloaded from...
R&D Tax Bill Effectively Put On Hold By Senate Committee
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee tabled its report on the legislation provisions surrounding the Research and Development Tax Incentive (the Incentive) yesterday after a four month inquiry. In its...
AusIndustry has a new compliance process. How does it work in practice?
On 1 July 2018, AusIndustry announced that the R&D Tax Incentive compliance process has been streamlined to reduce the burden and improve the timeframes for companies chosen for examination. The stated...
The R&D Tax Incentive and 2019 – it’s High Time We All got Around the Table
The recent Senate Economics Legislation Committee (SELC) Enquiry into the proposed R&D Tax incentive (the Incentive) legislation not only highlighted the previously-reported flaws in the reform package....
Senate Inquiry Into The R&D Tax Bill Went Looking For Supporters Of The R&D Intensity Test. Guess What They Found?
Question: What do the following groups have in common? Universities Australia, Medicines Australia, Chemistry Australia, Northern Minerals, Australian Information Industry Association, Western Australian...
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