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The R&D Tax Incentive: It works and it works well
It has to be said that it’s been a tough couple of years for the R&D Tax Incentive (the Incentive). For what is meant to be available to the market as a planning tool, it’s taken a number of hits that...
R&D Tax Incentive Review Released
The Review of the R&D Tax Incentive Report has just been released. The report has been co-authored by Mr Bill Ferris AC, Chair, Innovation Australia, Dr Alan Finkel AO, Chief Scientist and Mr John Fraser,...
R&D Tax Incentive: Welcome to the Seven(ish) Year Itch Club
The R&D Tax Incentive (the Incentive) launched in its present form in the middle of 2011. Since that time, Australia’s Business Expenditure on Research & Development (BERD) has been rising steadily,...
Just The Facts, Ma’am”: The Bedrock Of A Successful R&D Tax Claim
It’s been some time since we’ve been in contact so it’s nice to talk to you. We’ve all been patiently waiting for the Federal Government’s response to the ‘Triple F’ Review of the R&D Tax Incentive (the...
The R&D Tax Incentive: A Case Of Keep Calm And Carry On Claiming???
The recent release of a series of ATO Taxpayer Alerts with respect to the R&D Tax Incentive (the Incentive) (including a revised version of the software development alert published last Friday) comes on...
Sometimes it’s just good to go with the classics
Recently, we had the pleasure of listening to two podcasts from the American program, Freakonomics, entitled “In Praise Of Maintenance” and “In Praise Of Incrementalism”. Each show was highlighting the...
AusIndustry Specific Issue Guidance – What Messages Are In The Bottles?
AusIndustry recently published four Specific Issue Guidance products concerned with the R&D Tax Incentive (the Incentive) and the overall message of the four documents is something we can all agree on. In...
R&D Tax Farming Claims: When you can Reap What you Sow
The recent publication of Specific Issue Guidance and a summarised R&D Finding by AusIndustry has placed renewed focus on concerns about invalid claims being made in the agriculture sector. One...
AusIndustry Release R&D Tax Incentive Guidance
AusIndustry has issued seven products to assist taxpayers and advisers in making claims under the R&D Tax Incentive. There are four Specific Issue Guidance products for: Agriculture - Getting farming...
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