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2025 Annual Report for IISA: Update on R&D Tax Legal matters and litigation

December 5th, 2025

Industry Innovation and Science Australia (IISA) is the federal government department responsible for determining whether companies’ activities meet the legislative criteria eligible under the R&D Tax Incentive.  The 2025 Annual Report for IISA was recently released, and a section of the report provides an update on Legal matters and litigation relevant to the department. Litigation on R&D activity now usually starts in the The Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia (ART), rather than Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). However, this change is not likely […]

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Leading SaaS provider TechnologyOne establishes Team Australia Fund

November 26th, 2025

The Brisbane-based company TechnologyOne offers SaaS+ (Solution as a Service) products.   TechnologyOne has become a leader in the Australian industry, and its shares have performed well over the past 5 years. TechnologyOne has consistently emphasised its R&D investment proudly within its ASX filings and according to Chat GPT,  has made the following R&D investment over recent years: FY22 – A$ 92.2 m FY23 – A$ 112.0 m FY24 – A$ 128.0 m Writing in the AFR on 25 November, Edward […]

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November 2025 Industry Minister Update on Strategic Examination and Review of Australia’s R&D System

November 21st, 2025

In the May 2024 federal budget, The Albanese Government announced a strategic examination and review of Australia’s Research and Development (R&D) system to align it with national priorities and to improve outcomes. In late 2024, then Industry Minister Ed Husic announced specific details to launch the review. It was noted that the review will assess how to maximise the value of R&D investments, strengthen industry linkages, and support national priorities, and that the review will examine existing systems, such as […]

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R&D Tax Mentions in Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2024–25

November 11th, 2025

The R&D Tax Incentive (R&DTI) is co-administered by two government agencies: 1: The Department of Industry, Science and Resources on behalf of Industry Innovation and Science Australia (IISA): The department registers companies for the R&DTI program and makes findings on the eligibility of R&D activities. and 2: The Australian Taxation Office (ATO):  The ATO is responsible for administering R&DTI expenditure claims, and conducts reviews and audits on substantiation of claims and other matters. The Commissioner of Taxation’s Annual Report 2024–25 was published in late October 2025. This […]

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