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TPB announce 2026 compliance priorities include tax practitioners who promote the abuse of R&D concessions

December 17th, 2025

The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) is a national body responsible for the registration and regulation of tax agents and BAS agents (collectively referred to as ‘tax practitioners’). The TPB is also responsible for ensuring compliance with the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA), including the Code of Professional Conduct (Code).   In December 2025, The TPB has announced its 2026 compliance priorities and within this announcement it is noted:. ‘Our priorities address both emerging and ongoing risks concerning tax practitioner misconduct or unethical behaviour.  These […]

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Exposure draft released for exclusion of gambling and tobacco companies under the R&D Tax Incentive

December 9th, 2025

The December 2024 Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) was released by the Government on 18 December 2024 and announced that The Government will exclude activities related to gambling and tobacco from Research and Development Tax Incentive eligibility for income years starting on or after 1 July 2025. The Government has now released an exposure draft for Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2025: 4 Exclusion of tobacco and gambling 5 related activities from the Research and 6 Development Tax Incentive which is the legislative instrument that […]

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R&D Tax Mentions in Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2024–25

November 11th, 2025

The R&D Tax Incentive (R&DTI) is co-administered by two government agencies: 1: The Department of Industry, Science and Resources on behalf of Industry Innovation and Science Australia (IISA): The department registers companies for the R&DTI program and makes findings on the eligibility of R&D activities. and 2: The Australian Taxation Office (ATO):  The ATO is responsible for administering R&DTI expenditure claims, and conducts reviews and audits on substantiation of claims and other matters. The Commissioner of Taxation’s Annual Report 2024–25 was published in late October 2025. This […]

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DISR and ATO information sessions in November 2025

November 4th, 2025

DISR have announced they will be conducting a R&D Tax Incentive Registration webinar on THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025. This information session is scheduled to cover: The application process; How self-assessment works; Eligibility requirements of activities and expenditure; Record-keeping to substantiate claims. Representatives from AusIndustry and ATO are noted as being in attendance. A registration link is here. Please get in touch with our office if you require assistance, would like to speak to someone about a potential claim, or check out our website for more […]

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