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Blackbird’s Scevak: Govt must focus on RDTI

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

4 August 2020 | 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...

One third of firms to amend RDTI claims

15 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Up to a third of all companies accessing the R&D tax incentive may have some of their claim clawed back, with the government still planning to introduce retrospective changes...

Deloitte to deliver R&D tax incentive platform

8 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

A new platform for the delivery of the federal government’s research and development tax incentive will be launched next year, with consulting giant Deloitte landing a $1 million contract...

RDTI inquiry to be pushed back again

1 June 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The senate committee tasked with inquiring into the government’s controversial plan to cut $1.8 billion from the research and development tax incentive for a second time is likely to...

Pakula slams R&D tax scheme changes

31 March 2020 | by James Riley

There are “glaring omissions” in the federal government’s controversial planned changes to the research and development tax incentives and software development needs to be included in the legislation, according...

Growing calls for early R&D tax rebates

23 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The controversial proposed changes to the R&D tax incentive are now unlikely to pass this year, as the tech sector called for the changes to be scrapped and for...

‘Ill-informed’ R&D tax changes hit biotech

18 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government’s “ill-informed” reforms to the research and development tax incentive will damage Australia’s burgeoning life sciences sector at a time when it is at the forefront of...

Innovation slides down, down Downunder

17 March 2020 | by Ian Nisbet

A couple of Prime Ministers ago the word ‘innovation’ was pushed into the public consciousness with the launch of the National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA). With a lot...

Retrospective RDTI changes ‘simply unfair’

16 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

A government plan to apply its highly contentious changes to the R&D tax incentive retrospectively is “simply unfair” and “opportunistic” and will damage early-stage companies, a Senate committee has...

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