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March, 2026
Exclusion of gambling and tobacco activities under the R&D Tax Incentive – March 2026
March 26th, 2026Watch this video for an insightful summary of the latest R&D Tax Incentive Industry Update, produced in March 2026: Exclusion of gambling and tobacco activities under the R&D Tax Incentive. 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 often progressively published by the programme regulators on their respective websites: ATO AusIndustry Please get in touch with our office if […]
Notes from Productivity Commission update in February 2026
March 9th, 2026The Productivity Commission is the Australian Government’s independent research and advisory body on economic policy and productivity. Its role is to analyse policy issues and recommend reforms that improve Australia’s productivity, living standards, and economic performance. In February 2026 it released a document titled “Annual productivity bulletin 2026” which noted that Australian market sector R&D investment, as a proportion of Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF), declined by more than 40% between 1995 and 2025. This metric analysed is R&D as […]
Significant Refundable R&D Offsets receipts reported to the ASX in recent months to January 2026
January 19th, 2026Over recent months, a number of companies have reported to the ASX receipt of substantial Refundable R&D Tax Offsets. Notable receipts include: Recce Pharmaceuticals (ASX: RCE) received $5.34 M related to its anti-infective platform; Race Oncology (ASX:RAC) received $2.8M related to its cancer treatments; Ecograf (ASX: EGR) received $1.7M related to its EcoGraf HFfree proprietary purification technology; Chimeric Therapeutics (ASX: CHM) received $4.5M related to its cancer treatments; Elixir Energy (ASX: EXR) received $3.8M related to its unconventional gas project […]
R&D Tax Incentive – Potential Key Events in 2026
January 7th, 2026Some key events impacting Australia’s R&D Tax Incentive over the past 12 months during calendar year 2025 included: The release of proposed legislation to exclude gambling and tobacco companies from eligibility under the R&D Tax Incentive; The strategic examination and review of Australia’s Research and Development (R&D) system progressed and released a discussion paper on R&D Incentives that contained some significant potential changes for consideration. Swanson Reed made a submission to both the general review and the discussion paper on R&D Incentives; A new R&D Tax Incentive registration […]
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News & ResearchStatutory Deadline for FY25 R&D Claims is THIS month
Companies seeking to register R&D Activities conducted during the Year Ended 30 June 2025 (companies that have a Standard YE for tax) who are yet to do so should note that the Registration Deadline is 10 Months after YE. This year […]
Swanson Reed’s Online R&D Tax Workshop – Updated March 2026
Swanson Reed has recently compiled a series of training videos providing updated material on the R&D Tax Incentive. Benefits available to companies under the R&D Tax Incentive are substantial; however, companies must suitably self-assess and record their activities to meet […]
