An article in The Australian by long time Labor Industry Spokesman Kim Carr this week has been critical of the Australian Government’s R&D Tax Policy, and has linked this to decline in Australian manufacturing and supply chain weakness. Highlights form Carr’s article include the following: The government reintroduced the R&D Tax reform bill in December 2019, despite: A senate economics inquiry concluding that a previous iteration of the bill should be withdrawn due to concerns over complexity, particularly the controversial […]
An Article in the Sydney Morning Herald during the week has highlighted the increasing trend of companies seeking finance based on anticipated R&D Tax Entitlements. This allows companies to access funding now, based on a portion of what their anticipated R&D Refund is expected to be, once claims can be lodged after 30 June. Providers of such finance usually require: interim financial statements and R&D Calculations to be reviewed in detail; an assessment of the companies R&D Activities to be undertaken […]
In the wake of the COVID-19 situation, there has been numerous parties lobbying that: Not only should the R&D Tax reforms proposed to apply for FY20 be abandoned; but The government should also implement measures to enhance incentives for business investment in R&D. InnovationAus has reported that Science & Technology Australia (STA) has proposed: If the government’s proposed reduction to the R&D Tax Incentive were implemented, that any savings be directed to a research translation fund to help Australia build greater […]
Companies seeking to claim overseas expenditure, or seeking an advance determination on eligibility of a project must lodge a finding Application period to the end of the financial year in which the activity is first conducted (i.e. 30 June for activities in FY20). During a finding process, AusIndustry provides a binding determination of eligibility, and an enormous amount of work must be put into such applications, including the collation of a vast amount of supporting evidence. There is no provision […]