The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and AusIndustry have advised that they will host a WEBINAR on 21 FEBRUARY 2023 for stakeholders seeking to learn more about the R&D Tax Incentive. The sessions aim to provide an introduction to the R&D Tax Incentive and guidance on key eligibility requirements. The sessions are being held online and registration details are available on business.gov.au. Please get in touch with our office if you would like to speak to someone about a potential R&D […]
Industry Innovation and Science Australia (IISA) is the government department responsible for determining whether companies’ activities meet the legislative criteria eligible under the R&D Tax Incentive. The 2021-22 Annual Report for IISA was recently released, and a section of the report provides an update on legal matters and litigation relevant to the department. When comparing the 2021-22 Annual Report with corresponding reports from preceding years, a rapid decline in the number of R&D Tax Disputes arising between companies and IISA is […]
A number of Australian companies have reported substantial Refundable R&D Tax Offset receipts in recent months, including: Starpharma received a refund of $7.1M for FY22 R&D activity to progress three clinical-stage assets; ClearVue Technologies received a refund of $0.81M for FY22 R&D activity to progress its clean energy technologies; Estrella resources a refund of $1.01M for FY22 R&D activity related to its Carr Boyd Nickel project; Emyria received a refund of $2.1M for FY22 R&D Activity to support the registration […]
In various R&D Tax Incentive updates attended by ATO personnel over the past year it had been indicated that refreshed R&D Tax Incentive guidance material would likely be published by the end of 2022. Updates to the R&D Tax Incentive content on the ATO website have now been made and it’s noted on the main R&D Tax Incentive section of the ATO website that content was ‘Last modified: 22 Nov 2022’. The main updates appear to be in relation to […]