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New Accelerating Commercialisation Grants Announced in March and April 2023

April 11th, 2023

New Accelerating Commercialisation grants have been announced in March and April 2023, which are the first awarded since the new government came into power in May 2022. Unlike the R&D Tax Incentive, which is a self-assessed, eligibility-based system enshrined in the law (where if companies can prove they meet the criteria, they can access the programme), Accelerating Commercialisation grants are merit-based and awarded largely at the discretion of the government based on guiding criteria. This means that considerable time may […]

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Labor Government’s Flagship $15b Manufacturing Fund Passes into Law

March 30th, 2023

Leading up to the 2022 federal election, the (then) Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese pledged in early 2022 that he would use Labor’s proposed $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) to make medical technology, local manufacturing and other critical industry investments a top priority. After some debate in recent months, The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) Corporation bill was passed by both houses earlier this week with support from the Greens and a number of crossbenchers, after a series of amendments were approved. The […]

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Recent NSW Supreme Court Case Regarding Claims Over R&D Tax Offset Refunds in Company Insolvency

March 27th, 2023

Various laws determine the manner in which a company’s assets are distributed to employees and creditors in the event of an insolvency event. In a decision handed down by the New South Wales Supreme Court in 2022,  the order of priority of payments in a winding up where employee debts and secured creditor claims exist was considered. The matter was Spitfire Corporation Limited (in liquidation) and Aspirio Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2022] NSWSC 340. The court considered whether Refundable R&D […]

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Limited Time Remaining for Application of Temporary Full Expensing Provisions to R&D Assets (30 June 2023)

March 13th, 2023

In the October 2020 budget, the Government introduced augmented stimulus measures to encourage investment and allow eligible businesses to claim an immediate deduction for the cost of an asset in the year the asset is first incurred. This included measures for Temporary Full Expensing of assets that an entity first acquires/installs between 7:30pm AEDT on 6 October 2020 (the 2020 Budget time) and 30 June 2022. Subject to certain conditions around how an asset was acquired, held and first used, these […]

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