R&D Tax Funding Strategies

Industry Minister Comments on Business Investment in R&D and Our Call for Maintaining Stability of the R&D Tax Incentive

March 6th, 2023

The freshly appointed Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, recently held a press conference with Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley, regarding the National Science and Research Priorities and the proposed National Reconstruction Fund, which the Labor Government are seeking to pass through the parliament. During this conference Ed Husic was quoted as stating: The amount that we invest in R&D in this country relative to the OECD, we have about 1.8 per cent relative to GDP investment in R&D […]

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ASX listed entities report substantial R&D Tax Offsets in recent months

January 16th, 2023

A number of Australian companies have reported substantial Refundable R&D Tax Offset receipts in recent months, including: Starpharma received a refund of $7.1M for FY22 R&D activity to progress three clinical-stage assets; ClearVue Technologies received a refund of $0.81M for FY22 R&D activity to progress its clean energy technologies; Estrella resources a refund of $1.01M for FY22 R&D activity related to its Carr Boyd Nickel project; Emyria received a refund of $2.1M for FY22 R&D Activity to support the registration […]

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Academics call for R&D Tax Incentives to be Diverted to Direct Funding Initiatives, Swanson Reed Disagrees

August 31st, 2022

In an article published in the AFR on 30 April, Deputy vice-chancellor of research at the University of Sydney Emma Johnston called on the government to fund research and innovation directly (e.g. via a grant), rather than through tax incentives. It was noted as being part of a push for greater mobility between the corporate and business sectors, which leading academics say will boost investment in research and innovation. Professor Johnston was quoted in AFR stating that the R&D tax […]

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$280M Funding Announced for Round 2 of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative

December 9th, 2021

The Government has today announced $280 million in funding available through Round 2 of the Integration and Translation Streams of the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI).    Applications will soon open for businesses in the six National Manufacturing Priority Areas: Space; Medical Products; Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Processing; Food and Beverage; Recycling and Clean Energy and  Defence.  Applications will open in two tranches, starting 13 December 2021. Read our blog about the different opportunities for funding in R&D […]

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2022-05-31
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2022-05-31
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