A recent article by Dr John Howard on InnovationAus has highlighted a comparison between Public Funding for R&D in USA (following passage of a new act) against Australia. The article highlights that: The Chips for America Fund (US$52.7 billion) and recently enacted CHIPS and Science Act will authorise a five-year US$169.9 billion (A$245 billion) Research and Innovation Initiative – a US$82.5 billion increase over the current baseline. This is the biggest five-year investment in public R&D in United States history. […]
Melbourne-based Telix Pharmaceuticals has been one of the largest recipients of the R&D Tax incentive, and has now achieved a rare feat in Biotechnology; commercialising a product, and continuing to grow. The company reportedly received a more than $12M R&D tax offset refund for activity undertaken during the year ended 31 December 2020, and more than $11M in the preceding period, for their work on cancer diagnostic and treatment. Telix Pharmaceuticals’ technology uses radio pharmaceuticals to travel through the blood […]
The Productivity Commission is the Australian Government’s independent research and advisory body on a range of economic, social and environmental issues affecting the welfare of Australians. It states its role is to help governments make better policies, in the long term interest of the Australian community. In early August 2022, The Productivity Commission published its annual review of trade and assistance which it notes is to keep a record of assistance. Some notable extracts from The Productivity Commission annual review relevant […]
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) recently published Exposure Draft TPB Information Sheet TPB(I) D48/2022 What is a tax agent service? The document seeks to provide information regarding the TPB’s position on the application of subsection 90-5 of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA), containing the definition of a tax agent service. Advisors that provide tax agent services for a fee or other reward must be registered with the TPB. Being registered with the TPB presents requirements around qualification and experience in tax […]