The deadline for FY24 R&D Registrations is on Wednesday, 30 April 2025. Companies seeking to register R&D Activities conducted during the Year Ended 30 June 2024 (companies that have a Standard YE for tax) who are yet to do so should note that the Registration Deadline is 10 Months after YE, and is 30 APRIL 2025. Extensions of time may be available in certain situations, and extension applications lodged BEFORE the original deadline are viewed much more favorably. However recent changes place a limit […]
Due to the timing of the upcoming Federal election, the 2025 Federal budget was held on on Tuesday 25 March 2025, which is earlier than the traditional May timeslot. Going into the budget, it was unexpected that there would be R&D Tax Incentive changes announced given that: There was a material change announced only recently in the December 2024 MYEFO, which announced exclusion of R&D activities related to gambling and tobacco from eligibility for income years starting on or after 1 July 2025; The Government […]
Companies seeking to register R&D Activities conducted during the Year Ended 30 June 2024 (companies that have a Standard YE for tax) who are yet to do so should note that the Registration Deadline is 10 Months after YE, and 30 APRIL 2025. The blanket and automatic extensions granted during COVID do NOT apply any longer or for FY24 claims. Extensions of time may be available in certain situations, and extension applications lodged BEFORE the original deadline are viewed much more favorably. However recent changes […]
Companies seeking to register R&D Activities conducted during the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (companies that have a December Year End for tax) who are yet to do so should note that the Registration Deadline is the end of October 2024. The extensions granted during COVID no longer apply, and the statutory deadlines revert to normal (10 months after the end of a company’s financial year). There are mechanisms available under the IR&D Act and IRD Decision making provisions that allow for […]