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FY23 R&D Registrations Now Open

July 3rd, 2023

Companies are now able to register R&D Activities conducted during the year ended 30 June 2023 (FY23) with AusIndustry. For the FY23 period, the application process is again administered through the new online customer portal which was introduced for the prior FY21 period. There were substantial changes made to the R&D Activity technical description requirements in FY21, however the AusIndustry activity disclosure requirements for FY23 appear not to have materially changed. In addition, as the major changes for calculation of […]

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New Draft Tax Determination on Aggregated Turnover and Connected Entities – Commissioner’s Discretion That an Entity does not ‘Control’ Another Entity

June 29th, 2023

On 28 June 2023 the ATO has published Draft Tax Determination TD 2023/D2 on aggregated turnover and connected entities – Commissioner’s discretion that an entity does not ‘control’ another entity. Under the R&D Tax Incentive a company’s rate of R&D tax offset and whether it is refundable or not depends primarily on the R&D entity’s aggregated turnover: If an entity’s aggregated turnover is less than $20 million and it is not controlled by any exempt entities, then the company can […]

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Former Labor Government Senator and Industry Minister Kim Carr Comments on Government R&D Policy

June 19th, 2023

Former Labor Government senator and industry minister Kim Carr authored an opinion article in the AFR on 18 June 2023 titled “Has Labor written off its promise to supercharge R&D?” Notable points in the article include: The Labor Party’s stated policy aim is to lift R&D expenditure from 1.8 per cent of GDP to 3 per cent by 2030. That is an appropriate ambition. In fact, it has been Labor policy since 2014. But we are going backwards; The challenges […]

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Nufarm Ltd’s Plant-based Fish Oil Substitute Could Become a Billion Dollar Industry

June 14th, 2023

Melbourne-based Nufarm Ltd is a pioneer and leader in development of Agricultural technologies and offers a range of crop protection and seed technology solutions. The company’s annual report for the YE 30 September 2022 reports a research and development expenditure of $51M. In recent years Nufarm Ltd (via its subsidiary entity Nuseed), has invested in the development of Aquaterra® as a partial replacement for marine ingredients. While plant-based protein alternatives to fish meal have been available for years, a market […]

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Principal, Sydney
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Principal, Brisbane
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Principal, Perth
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