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Treasurer Ed Husic’s Comments on R&D Tax Policy ahead of March 25 Federal Budget

March 18th, 2025

Due to the timing of the upcoming Federal election, the 2025 Federal budget will be held on Tuesday 25 March 2025, which is earlier than the traditional May timeslot. It is probably unexpected that there will be any R&D Tax Incentive changes announced in the March 25 Federal budget given that: There was a material change announced only recently in the December 2024 MYEFO, which announced exclusion of R&D activities related to gambling and tobacco from eligibility for income years starting on or after […]

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If R&D Tax Law is going to be changed effective 1 July, (as announced in the FY25 MYEFO), how about making these changes too?

January 30th, 2025

A surprising announcement was made by The Government in the FY25 MYEFO released in late December 2024, which took the unprecedented step of announcing an eligibility restriction to be applied to specific sectors. The MYEFO budget papers noted: The Government will exclude activities related to gambling and tobacco from Research and Development Tax Incentive eligibility for income years starting on or after 1 July 2025. Research and development activities related to gambling can exacerbate addiction and associated harms, while activities related […]

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Federal court matter (December 2024) declares that respondent was a promoter of a tax exploitation scheme to secure R&D Tax Offset.

December 16th, 2024

A federal court case with judgement dated 16 December 2024 (with The Commissioner of Taxation as the Applicant and a number of parties as Respondents) has declared that respondents were promoters of tax exploitation schemes to secure R&D tax offsets pursuant to Division 355 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) for a number of companies. Very large penalties have been levied in the case and the liquidations of two entities listed as respondents were noted in the judgement as being on hold pending the outcome of […]

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Australian Government Announces details regarding Review of National R&D System

December 4th, 2024

In the May 2024 federal budget, The Albanese Government announced a strategic examination and review of Australia’s R&D system to align it with national priorities and improve outcomes. This week, Ed Husic has announced specific details to launch the review, the first such comprehensive review in nearly 20 years. The review will assess how to maximise the value of R&D investments, strengthen industry linkages, and support national priorities. The review will examine existing systems, such as the Research and Development Tax Incentive […]

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