Tag: R&D Tax Incentive

Funding spotlight on Growth Centres

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The future of the government’s signature Industry Growth Centres program is under a growing cloud with Labor industry spokesman Kim Carr openly questioning whether the public is getting value...

R&D tax senate report delayed

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The senate committee report on the contentious Research and Development Tax Incentive changes has been delayed and won’t be handed down for another three months. The Economics Legislation Committee...

R&D advisory no longer meets

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The advisory body set up by the government to steer the Research and Development Tax Incentive has not met for more than 18 months, despite making major changes to...

Backlash at R&D tax changes

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Controversial changes to the R&D tax incentive are “ill-advised” and would do “untold damage to large sections of the Australian innovation community”, according to submissions to a Senate inquiry....

Over reliance on R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government is over-reliant on the R&D tax incentive as its core innovation support policy and should instead focus on direct initiatives like grants and co-investment, Innovation and...

Cash: Govt the innovation enabler

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry and Innovation Minister Michaelia Cash says the federal government’s role in Australia’s startup ecosystem is as an “enabler” and it’s the industry’s responsibility to drive it. In both...

Gloves are off: R&D tax debate

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s science and innovation community has been dudded by the Coalition’s 2018 budget reform of the R&D Tax Incentive scheme, with much less direct, targeted funding going back in...

Budget ‘silent’ on tech agenda

Posted on   |  by James Riley
This week’s federal budget confirmed that government had rejected its own innovation agenda, while changes to the R&D scheme may force early-stage tech companies to move overseas, according to...

R&D Tax changes finally arrive

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasurer Scott Morrison has given the R&D Tax Incentive a $2.4 billion haircut and promised to crackdown on what government says has been a misuse of the scheme, strengthening...
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