Introduction The case Rix’s Creek Pty Limited; Bloomfield Collieries Pty Limited and Innovation Australia [2017] AATA 645, refers to two related mining companies which registered and claimed for the R&D Tax Concession for the years 2008 to 2012. After reviews were conducted on the claimed activities, Innovation and Science Australia found that the majority of the activities were not eligible for the R&D assistance. The respective companies opposed this decision and applied to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for an independent […]
Introduction Tribunal: Justice D Kerr, President Date: 27 January 2017 Place: Sydney The proceeding involved a dispute regarding VDRZ’s entitlement to research and development tax concessions in accordance with s 39J of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (Cth) (the Act). It was referred for conciliation pursuant to s 34A of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (ATT Act) on 21 September 2016. Background Conciliation was conducted by Senior Member Lazanas on 12 December 2016. An agreement was reached […]
Introduction In the case of DZXP, KRQD and QJJS v Innovation and Science Australia [2017] AATA 576, Innovation Australia’s decision to evaluate the application of DZXP, KRQD and QJJS R&D as unsuccessful was contested by the respective companies and subsequently taken to Tribunal. Innovation Australia’s position, with respect to this, was that by virtue of the operation of s 31 of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (IR&D Act), the outcome of any review by the Tribunal will be […]
CeBIT is Australia’s premier business technology event, connecting technology professionals from established industry leaders and start-ups from around the Asia Pacific region. This year, CeBIT is expecting around 15,000 attendees including 350 exhibitors from 34 countries. Over 50 presentations ranging from digital marketing, user experience, cybersecurity and future workforce planning are scheduled. Eight keynote speakers will present, including NASA’s Dennis Andrucyk, who will discuss how to make use of data collected from space. Another topic of discussion will be the […]