Over recent months, a number of companies have reported to the ASX receipt of substantial Refundable R&D Offsets. Notable receipts include: Zelira Therapeutics’ receipt of $1.4 M in December for cannabis medicines; Imugene’s receipt of $4.82M in December for Immuno-oncology research activities; Agrimin’s receipt of $1.6M in December for development of a potash project; Anteotech’s receipt of $1.2M in November for Surface chemistry activities; Bluechiip’s receipt of $1.5M in November for wireless tracking solutions; Intelicare Holdings’ receipt of $0.41M in […]
AusBiotech’s virtual showcase during JP Morgan week in January 2021 will seek to highlight the advantages of partnering with Australian life science companies and utilising the R&D Tax Incentive. Australia has become an attractive location for the conduct of clinical trials in recent years, based on local capability and infrastructure offering companies the ability to attain high-quality clinical data. Australia’s 43.5% Refundable R&D Tax Offset has further made the country an attractive destination for the conduct of clinical research. Ausbiotech’s […]
Regulation of the tax profession is the responsibility of the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) which was formed following the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA)’s introduction. An independent review into the effectiveness of the TPB has been undertaken over recent years, and this week the final review report has been released, following earlier consultations and publications of a discussion paper. Within the final report, reference is made to Tax intermediaries: of which R&D Tax Advisors are specifically named. The review report […]
This week’s TaxVine Journal (the weekly publication of The Tax Institute) featured some commentary from Mariana von Lucken of HLB Mann Hudd, supportive of the Government’s budget announcements and echoing Swanson Reed’s previous calls for stability to the R&D Tax Incentive. Notable extracts from the writer’s observations and opinions in this week’s article include: “the Government should stop fiddling with the R&D tax incentive, as the indecisiveness of the Government has created instability for claimants and made the innovation community […]