Perth based Hazer Group Limited is a pioneering ASX-listed technology development company undertaking the commercialisation of the HAZER® Process, a low-emission hydrogen and graphite production process. The company’s process enables the effective conversion of natural gas and similar feedstocks, into hydrogen and high quality graphite, using iron ore as a process catalyst. In April 2023 the company announced to the ASX that there was an approval of its R&D Tax Offset refund of $9.45M for the FY22 period following engagement […]
Companies seeking to register R&D Activities conducted during the Year Ended 30 June 2022 (companies that have a standard YE for tax) who are yet to do so should note that the standard Registration Deadline is 10 Months after YE, and 30 APRIL 2023. The blanket and automatic extensions granted during COVID do NOT apply any longer or for FY22 claims. Ausindustry has recently announced that, due to interaction of weekends and public holidays with the day of the standard Registration Deadline for the FY22 […]
New Accelerating Commercialisation grants have been announced in March and April 2023, which are the first awarded since the new government came into power in May 2022. Unlike the R&D Tax Incentive, which is a self-assessed, eligibility-based system enshrined in the law (where if companies can prove they meet the criteria, they can access the programme), Accelerating Commercialisation grants are merit-based and awarded largely at the discretion of the government based on guiding criteria. This means that considerable time may […]
Leading up to the 2022 federal election, the (then) Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese pledged in early 2022 that he would use Labor’s proposed $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) to make medical technology, local manufacturing and other critical industry investments a top priority. After some debate in recent months, The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) Corporation bill was passed by both houses earlier this week with support from the Greens and a number of crossbenchers, after a series of amendments were approved. The […]