CSL is one of Australia’s greatest business and technical success stories and its shares have provided one of the best returns on the ASX among listed companies over the past decade. CSL has also been a very strong advocate of the R&D Tax Incentive and lobbied for maintenance of a strong and stable incentive to encourage local investment in R&D. A recent article in the Australian Financial review has detailed the process around receipt of US regulatory approval for the […]
Last decade, there were a number of R&D Tax Disputes heard by the courts with the majority of decisions seeming to find in favour of the regulators that claims (most of which were large) were not eligible. The original Federal Court decision in 2019 regarding Moreton Resources Ltd and Industry Innovation and Science Australia was big news at the time, since it represented one of the few matters where a decision was ruled even partially in favour of a taxpayer. […]
Australia’s medical technology industry has experienced significant growth over the past few years, with industry experts saying healthcare is a major area for digital disruption. In 2021, the medtech industry was investing $10 billion a year in Australia, up from around $300 billion in 2013, according to the New Daily. Whatsmore, 15 of the top 20 biotech companies have sales and revenue, which wasn’t the case 15 years ago. Whether the demand has been a long time coming with an […]
Airtasker had previously been associated with the “compliance crackdown” on R&D Tax Incentive Claims, particularly for software, after reports emerged in December 2018 that the company’s prior year claims were being disputed following ATO review. Airtasker’s dispute came around the time of other reported R&D tax disputes whereby companies such as CBA and Newcrest made disclosure of reduction to previously lodged self assessed R&D claims. Since this time, Airtasker has subsequently completed an ASX listing, and had provided an update […]