AusIndustry have announced that over the coming quarter, they are conducting a series of events linked to R&D Tax Incentive (R&DTI) Programme developments and guidance documents. The sessions include: Guide to the R&D Tax Incentive; R&DTI Guide to Interpretation (covering the content in the recently re-released version); Guide to accessing the R&DTI customer portal (covering processes for setting up the new portal which leverages the Government’s MyGovID infrastructure). Information for registration to attend the sessions is available on the AusIndustry […]
AusIndustry has recently released a draft Industry Research and Development (clinical trials, Phase 0, I, II, III for an unapproved therapeutic good) Determination 2021 for consultation and feedback. This is the first R&D Tax Incentive determination published, and AusIndustry noted that they have consulted with the Australian Taxation Office and Department of Health as part of the coalition of this document. The draft document notes that: In respect of classifying the phase of a trial: Phase 0 clinical trial means […]
In July 2020, The ATO released TD 2020/D1: Income tax: notional deductions for research and development activities subsidised by JobKeeper payments. The ruling outlined the need for companies that are subject to both the R&D Tax Incentive and JobKeeper to adjust R&D claims on the basis that: The “at-risk” rule applies to R&D salaries reimbursed by Jobkeeper, and a company cannot notionally deduct the portion of wage expenditure incurred on R&D activities that has been subject to the JobKeeper payment; […]
Melbourne-based Imugene Ltd announced in January 2022 the receipt of the company’s FY21 R&D Tax Offset refund of $6,541,921. The company has noted that the funds will support its commercial and clinical milestones, several of which have progressed in recent months, including: Granting of additional patents for the company’s HER-Vaxx Immunotherapy in China and South Korea; Completion of Phase 1a trial of immunotherapy PD1-Vaxx; US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) consent for clinical trials for its oncology treatments. In recent […]