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New AAT Case: GQHC and ATO Considers Feedstock Provisions and Scope of ATO Power to Assess Activity Eligibility in Absence of AusIndustry Finding

March 18th, 2024

A new AAT case dated 16 February 2024 (GQHC and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2024] AATA 409), considered a situation where the ATO determined a company had not engaged in eligible R&D activities, but where no findings had been made by AusIndustry, who usually has jurisdiction over activity assessment. The matter considered jurisdiction issues of: whether the Commissioner has the power to assess or make decisions as to whether a company’s registered activities consist of eligible “R&D activities” as defined […]

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Industry Examples of Refundable R&D Tax Offset Eligibility Cliff for Companies Breaching $20M Turnover Threshold

March 12th, 2024

Australia’s R&D Tax Incentive program is designed to encourage innovation by providing tax refunds to eligible companies based on their R&D spending. However, companies face a refund cliff if their revenue exceeds the legislated turnover threshold. A company’s rate of R&D tax offset and whether it is refundable or not depends primarily on the R&D entity’s aggregated turnover: If an entity’s aggregated turnover is less than $20 million and it is not controlled by any exempt entities, then the company […]

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New Requirements to Publish R&D Expenditure Claim Information in 2024 – Video

March 5th, 2024

  As part of the changes made to the research and development tax incentive (R&DTI) from 1 July 2021, the ATO is now required to publish information each year about R&D entities and the R&D expenditure they’ve claimed. This video investigates how these changes promote transparency and accountability in the R&DTI. Where relevant, the content of this video may have been based on guidance publications released by AusIndustry and the ATO. Additional guidance material on the R&D Tax Incentive is […]

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Industry Ministers Comments on R&D Tax Incentive within Recent Government Release in February 2024

February 27th, 2024

On 15 Feb 2024, Ed Husic’s department made a press release titled ‘Government investing billions in research and development’ to accompany the release of the 2023–24 science, research and innovation (SRI) budget tables. The government notes in the release that: Investing in Research and Development (R&D) is fundamental to delivering the Government’s priorities to: rebuild Australia’s manufacturing capability, support home grown innovation, and secure Australia’s long-term productivity, resilience and prosperity;  SRI Budget Tables show the Government will invest an estimated $12.6 billion […]

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