Tag: RDTI

Board of Taxation rejects separate software RDTI scheme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Board of Taxation has recommended business as usual for the administration of the research and development tax incentive and rejected the concept of a separate scheme just for...

ATO rules JobKeeper payments ineligible for R&D tax incentive

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has finally confirmed that any payments made to employees through the JobKeeper scheme are not eligible for the research and development tax incentive, with companies now...

Govt has another go at outsourcing RDTI compliance

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is having another go at outsourcing key elements of the research and development tax incentive, despite an audit finding its first attempt proved in many cases...

R&D tax incentive is ‘counterintuitive to innovation’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government’s research and development tax incentive is “counterintuitive” to innovation because it fails to focus work into Australia’s areas of strength and provides support only after the work...

Business spending on R&D has flatlined in Australia

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Total spending by Australian business on research and development remains at 2012 levels, despite small increases in each of the past three financial years. A new Australian Bureau of Statistics...