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 specific requirements on eligibility and documentation. The videos in our series compiled in March 2026 include topics that explain key decisions or guidance published by ATO and AusIndustry. In some cases they also cover decisions handed down by courts and tribunals on R&D Tax […]
Watch this video for an insightful summary of the latest R&D Tax Incentive Industry Update, produced in March 2026: A warning for companies using AI in R&D Tax Incentive Applications 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 […]
The 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 […]
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, and 30 APRIL 2026. The blanket and automatic extensions granted in previous years do NOT apply any longer or for FY25 claims. Extensions of time may be available in certain situations, and extension applications lodged BEFORE the original deadline are viewed much more favorably. However recent […]