Tag: RDTI

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...

Labor ‘hypocrisy’ on R&D: Andrews

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry Minister Karen Andrews says Labor’s “half-baked” plan to offer a tax off-set premium for companies that collaborate with universities and science agencies would only benefit big business, and...

Labor plans R&D startup exemption

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor will move to further exempt startups from planned cuts to the research and development tax incentive if it wins the upcoming federal election. In the first concrete confirmation...

Election campaign tech wishlist

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal election campaign has officially kicked off, and it’s already clear that the tech sector will not feature in the prominent way it did during former PM Malcolm...

RDTI cuts queried at senate estimates

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government has given “no indication” that it will back away from the planned $2.4 billion cut to the research and development tax incentive, with further drops in the...

BERD fell almost 30% in three years

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The research and development tax incentive is in “free fall”, the Opposition has said, with business R&D spending falling by nearly 30 percent in just three years. The federal...

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...