Tag: RDTI

An open letter to the PM from Aussie tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A group of Australia’s most successful homegrown technology companies have written an open letter to the Prime Minister demanding a greater level of engagement with government on the policy...

Atlassian, Canva slam R&D tax changes

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Two of Australia’s most successful tech companies have railed against the federal government’s planned changes to the research and development tax incentive, just days before a Senate committee is...

ATO JobKeeper and RDTI plan ‘absurd’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The plan to block any research and development tax incentive claims on JobKeeper payments has been labelled “absurd” and damaging to tech companies at the “worst possible time”, with...

ATO confirms R&D tax claw-back plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
More than a quarter of companies claiming the research and development tax incentive this quarter may have some of their offset clawed back if the government pushes ahead with...

Blackbird’s Scevak: Govt must focus on RDTI

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A sharp government focus on the research and development tax incentive is the most important thing it can do to help grow of the local tech industry and drop...

Senate R&D tax inquiry delayed again

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The uncertainty for companies accessing the R&D tax incentive is set to continue with the Senate committee tasked with investigating the planned $1.8 billion cuts to the scheme delayed...

R&D tax scheme too risky for software: Evado

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The R&D tax incentive is now too costly and carries too much risk for a growing number of businesses, according to the chief technologist of a clinical trial software...

Tax Office to reject R&D claims on JobKeeper

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The ATO’s plan to deny R&D tax incentive claims on JobKeeper wages means companies may be forced to make further retrospective changes to their tax returns, leading to concerns...

Audit office to examine R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The national audit office is set to shine a spotlight on the government’s administration of the now controversial research and development tax incentive scheme. The Australian National Audit Office...