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Technology One R&D Expenditure
January 22nd, 2019Brisbane based IT company Technology One Limited have publicly recently released their Annual Report for the YE 30 Sep 2018 and have attributed a tax saving of $3.98 Million to their R&D Tax Incentive Claim. This can be inferred as R&D Expenditure of approximately $47 Million during FY18 and per the annual report, has been driven by the company’s continued investments in their Enterprise Software, AI and Machine Learning projects. Experimental software development activity remains eligible under the R&D Tax Incentive, […]
Opposition Policy on R&D Tax Incentive
January 17th, 2019With a federal election due over the coming months, the opposition labor party have made some announcements with respect to their policy on the R&D Tax incentive. The original R&D tax incentive legislation was enacted whilst the labor was in power. Labor have committed to maintain the R&D tax incentive as the primary lever to induce business R&D. Labor have indicated they would look to incorporate the collaboration premium within the R&D tax incentive for expenditure on activities undertaken in […]
AusIndustry R&D Tax Incentive Updates For 2019
January 7th, 2019Conducting R&D activities generates new knowledge that can benefit the nation’s economy. In a recent AusIndustry information bulletin, it was mentioned that one of the main aims of the R&D Tax Incentive is to encourage Australian businesses to undertake research and development that would not be conducted otherwise. This is achieved by helping to offset some of the costs of engaging in R&D. Useful information on the R&D Tax Incentive can be accessed from page 24 in the Innovation and […]
StartupAUS Calls for Clearer Support for Software R&D Activities
December 6th, 2018StartupAUS, Australia’s national startup advocacy group has released a report titled Crossroads – Fifth Anniversary edition. Data from the company has found that almost 90 percent of startups rate the R&D tax incentive as “very important” or “critical” to their business’s success. Within the report, they have called for greater assurance for software companies accessing the R&D Tax Incentive, and put forward proposals including: A moratorium on audits for software claims; A legislative amendment to the R&D Tax Incentive, or […]
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News & ResearchCSL Moves Up International Biotech Market Capitalisation Rankings Driven By R&D Investment
A report in the Australian Financial Review has highlighted the remarkable performance of CSL over recent years, largely due to the company’s investment in R&D Activity. The report has highlighted: CSL’s share price has increased more than 50% during 2019, […]
In December 2019, Fintech Australia released its response to the Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology Senate inquiry. Their committee voiced concerns regarding the Government’s plan to cut $1.35B from the R&D Tax Incentive and stated that the current definition of […]
