A recent report by the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has warned of the risks regarding innovation in the Australian ICT sector if the government fails to foster growth in more technology startups. In the AIIA’s “SmartICT 2014: A vision for sustained national prosperity” report released 4 March 2014, the AIIA highlighted Australia’s tax rules, particularly in relation to the R&D Tax Incentive, as being a major problem holding back the nation’s ICT industry. The AIIA report stated “Requirements in […]
Regarding the matter of Bartercard Australia and Commissioner of Taxation, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) assessed what classified as income for Bartercard under the Income Tax Assessment (ITA) Act 1997 and whether expenditure by Bartercard on R&D was deductible under the special rules in s. 73B of the ITA Act 1936. Background: Bartercard received payments from terminating members in the total sum of $711,053.31 for the year ended 30 June 2002 and total $623,532.06 for the year ended 30 June […]
This matter concerns an application made by Zoffanies to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) for the review of a decision of the Commissioner of Taxation to disallow Zoffanies objection against an Income Tax Assessment for the Substituted Accounting Period ending on 30 September 1992 (in lieu of the year ending on 30 June 1992). Background: Zoffanies, a subsidiary company of Macquarie Bank Ltd, claimed it was entitled to an allowable deduction of $109,947 which was part of a loss of […]
In the matter of Mobil Oil Australia Ltd v Industry R&D Board, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) assessed whether activities undertaken by Mobil Oil met the eligibility requirements of R&D under s. 73B (1) of the Income Tax Assessment (ITA) Act 1986. Background: Mobil Oil Australia Ltd sought a review of part of a decision by the IR&D Board that the activities known as the Arab Light/Gippsland Crude project undertaken by Mobil Oil (“the refinery trial”) did not meet the […]