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Session 1: Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) and developed R&D

Joe Seisdedos – Principal, Wrays

Joe has 10 years experience at a major national firm of Patent Attorneys, primarily specialising in IT, business method and medical technologies with a background in nuclear physics, detector development and complex system simulation. Joe has a wide ranging experience in drafting and prosecuting patents, with a particular focus on the Australian and US markets. He has specialist country-specific knowledge in IT and business methods and lectures at two Australian universities on intellectual property and the drafting of patent specifications.

Session 2: Intellectual Property and Relevant Tax Consideration
(e.g. trusts, associated expenses, deferred franking issues etc.)

Bill Charlton – Managing Director, UHY Haines Norton

Bill has been a partner at UHY Haines Norton for 25 years and became managing partner in 2006.
After many years in practice, his areas of expertise fall across a number of services. These include business advisory, tax consulting, litigation and valuations. He provides services to a wide range of SMEs from growing, medium-sized enterprises to small family-owned businesses. He is also fortunate enough to have a number of long-standing client relationships and hold a lot of value in them.

Session 3: Accessing the new R&D Tax Incentive safely

Michael Oon – Tax Principal, Swanon Reed

Michael is a Tax Principal at Swanson Reed, specialist R&D Tax Advisory Firm. Michael provides R&D tax advice to companies undertaking R&D activities, with a view to maximising eligible tax offset entitlements. He has over 15 years experience in food manufacturing and technology.

     
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 2022-06-02
 
 
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   Melissa Doddy 
 2022-05-31
 
 
   The Team at Swanson Reed are very experienced R&D Tax Advisors and gave us ongoing support with all of our R&D Claims, the consultants ensured we were always working with current legislative guidelines, gave us assistance with compiling technical and government documentation and went out their way to ensure they were with us for the entire process from beginning to end.  Highly recommended to anyone who needs assistance with working through what can at times be a daunting process.
  
 
 
       
   Gary Watson 
 2022-05-31
 
 
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 2022-05-31
 
 
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News & Research
News & Research

30 April Statutory Deadline for FY23 R&D Claims – One Week to Go

There is one week to go until the deadline for FY23 R&D Registrations. Companies seeking to register R&D Activities conducted during the Year Ended 30 June 2023 (companies that have a Standard YE for tax) who are yet to do […]

Court of Appeal rules the ATO is lawfully entitled to share information in case of taxpayer charged by the Commonwealth DPP for attempting to unlawfully obtain R&D tax offset

The matter concerns an individual charged by the Commonwealth DPP for attempting to unlawfully obtain a refund under the R&D Tax Incentive. Before being charged, the taxpayer was compulsorily examined by the ATO. The individual had applied to stay the […]