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R&D Tax claim for companies before 30 June

May 20th, 2015

The following R&D tax claim information will apply to companies that: have recently submitted a 2014 R&D claim; and intend to submit a 2015 R&D Claim. Upcoming AusIndustry Compliance Activity Over the next few months, AusIndustry will likely start compliance activity for FY14 applications that were lodged around the April 30 deadline. If reviewed, companies claiming the R&D Tax Incentive must substantiate to AusIndustry that: the registered activities occurred; and the claimed activities were in accordance with the R&D Tax […]

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R&D Tax: Deadline for FY14 and new Feedstock guidance

April 20th, 2015

30 April 2015 is the deadline to claim the R&D Tax Incentive for eligible activities conducted during the year ended 30 June 2014 (ie last financial year). Any companies still seeking to lodge FY14 claims should take action ASAP to ensure their activities are adequately assessed and described within their registration applications. This includes the need to provide detail of: The specific Core experimental activities undertaken during FY14; Observations and conclusions of the experimental activities; Why knowledge gained from the experimental activities is new; How […]

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New technology helps accountants become R&D tax experts

March 23rd, 2015

Today, Swanson Reed officially launched, TaxTrex – a cloud based software solution designed to help accountants and their clients become experts in the R&D Tax Incentive. TaxTrex is Australia’s first platform to bridge the gap between the R&D tax adviser, the tax agent, and their client. Why use TaxTrex? TaxTrex allows the company’s external accountant to prepare R&D claims with little or no risk. FACT: 82% of accountants think that preparing R&D claims without specialist help is too risky. FACT: 75% of eligible small businesses could claim […]

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New software substantiates R&D claim in 90 mins – Video

March 23rd, 2015

What is TaxTrex? TaxTrex is software that helps you self-claim. The below video explains the key features of TaxTrex in under 30 seconds. TaxTrax | R&D Tax Claim Software the key features of TaxTrax in under 30 seconds. How does TaxTrex work? TaxTrex is based on academic research conducted by Swanson Reed and works by issuing three surveys at regular intervals during the year. Relevant information necessary for the R&D claim will be: extracted, time-stamped; and securely stored. The information gathered […]

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Daniel McGregor
Daniel McGregor
2022-08-11
I have been using Swanson Reed for my clients for more than a decade. Having a specialist firm that can provide practical and commercial advice that produces real outcomes is very important and we have received great feedback from our clients. Highly recommended.
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2022-06-15
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2022-06-06
Experienced responsive Team. They have been a great help to me and my company navigate the R&D tax claim process and have provided invaluable advice.
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2022-06-06
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2022-06-02
The Swanson Reed team have provided our company with exceptional professional advice and assistance for all of our R&D claims for many years - have always achieved great results with excellent value for their services.
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Payam Toloo
2022-06-02
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Melissa Doddy
Melissa Doddy
2022-05-31
The Team at Swanson Reed are very experienced R&D Tax Advisors and gave us ongoing support with all of our R&D Claims, the consultants ensured we were always working with current legislative guidelines, gave us assistance with compiling technical and government documentation and went out their way to ensure they were with us for the entire process from beginning to end. Highly recommended to anyone who needs assistance with working through what can at times be a daunting process.
Gary Watson
Gary Watson
2022-05-31
We can highly recommend Swanson and Reed as an R & D accountant. We have worked with them for several years now as they make our R & D claim so easy and communicate quickly with both us and our accountant.
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Rob van den Bergh
2022-05-31
Always professional.