Tag: R&D Tax Incentive

Andrews mulls R&D tax changes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry Minister Karen Andrews will seek improvements to the administration of the R&D tax incentive (RDTI) within AusIndustry to give companies greater certainty about the claims they make under...

ATO clawbacks on R&D tax reviewed

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell has launched an investigation of the Australian Tax Office enforcement of the R&D Tax Incentive, and in particular the reported clawback of $200 million...

Court ruling has big R&D impact

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A Federal Court decision has “major implications” for Australian tech companies making software claims under the research and development tax incentive, with the government’s recent narrow interpretation of eligible...

Fixing a ‘broken’ R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As the Morrison government settles in to a new term, industry attention has turned to fixing the “broken” research and development tax incentive to ensure it better supports software...

More uncertainty on R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Uncertainty still surrounds the research and development tax incentive, with the government committing to reforming the popular scheme but not providing any clarity on how it will go about...

Govt commits to RDTI outsourcing

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will go ahead with a plan to outsource some of the research and development tax incentive compliance process, but is yet to make a final decision...

R&D tax audits are killing startups

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Commonwealth’s flagship R&D Tax Incentive program is too complex and difficult for smaller companies – a proposition underlined by the $200 million in clawbacks last year from companies...

Another haircut for R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government has not provided any clarity on the research and development tax incentive in the federal budget, but appears to have sliced a further $1.35 billion from the...

Senate: R&D tax changes on hold

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government’s plan to give the research and development tax incentive a $2.4 billion haircut has hit a roadblock, with its own senate committee calling on the legislation to...