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Large ASX listed Agribusiness provides update on R&D Tax Dispute

February 24th, 2026

In its interim financial report released in February 2026, Inghams Group Limited (ASX: ING) provided an update on an R&D Tax matter. This matter was previously reported in the media last year. The February 2026 ASX release notes: Inghams has been undergoing an audit by the Australian Taxation Office (‘ATO’). The ATO has asserted that Inghams’ R&D tax offset claims require adjustment under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for each of the income years 2019, 2020 and 2021 (the […]

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ASX listed healthcare company provides update on R&D Tax Dispute

October 20th, 2025

In May 2025, Careteq Limited (ASX: CTQ) a clinical healthtech company specialising in medication management and clinical governance solutions announced details of a disputed R&D claim.The May 2025 announcement noted that Careteq: ‘advises that it has been issued with amended assessments from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in relation to claims made under the Australian government’s Research and Development Research and Development Tax Incentive (R&D Tax Incentive) for the financial years ended 30 June 2021, 2022 and 2023 (Amended Assessments). The Amended […]

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ART decision (Ultimate Vision Inventions Pty Ltd) finds R&D Activities not eligible.

October 3rd, 2025

On the 18 September 2025, The Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia (ART) handed down its decision on Ultimate Vision Inventions Pty Ltd (UVI) v Industry Innovation and Science Australia (IISA). The matter may be familiar to those who follow R&D Tax dispute cases. The history is broadly: The matter was originally heard in the Administrative Appeal Tribunal (AAT) in a 2019 decision which found the activities not to be eligible R&D Activities; The company then appealed the decision to the Federal Court of […]

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Update on an alleged ‘false mining operation’ involving large claims for GST and R&D Tax Offset reviews

August 28th, 2025

In June 2025, The Australian posted an article about a private group alleged to have operated a ‘false mining operation’ that led to the generation of substantial refunds for GST and Refundable R&D Tax Offset credits. The Australian has this week has posted an update on proceedings that: Lawyers appearing for the ATO told the Federal Court recently that letters have been issued to the company taxpayers notifying them that winding up steps are being taken against them; The ATO have alleged there […]

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