Tag: RDTI

SERD response nears as Ayres’ colleagues get a gander

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Robyn Denholm-chaired Strategic Examination of R&D (SERD) has been circulated among government MPs and senators and will be released “well ahead” of the May federal Budget. Industry and...

Less than 3 per cent of RDTI claims checked

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Only a tiny fraction of the 14,000 claims for innovation tax incentives last year were fully audited, the Senate heard on Wednesday, amid concerns about rorting and “pathetic” penalties....

Scientist and engineer lobby throws weight behind R&D blueprint

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australia’s national academy of engineers and scientists has broadly endorsed the blueprint laid out by the Strategic Examination of Research and Development (SERD), but has also urged government to...

Australia’s biggest R&D tax break users, ranked

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Six companies each claimed more than $100 million through Australia’s research and development tax incentive in the 2022-23 financial year, with new claims totaling $1.2 billion. Newly released Tax...

Intergenerational inequity as an innovation moonshot: Bill Ferris

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian venture capital legend Bill Ferris has urged government – and the Strategic Examination of R&D – to address “intergenerational inequities” as a supporting framework for building national missions...

New startup, SME streams proposed for RDTI

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Startups and SMEs would be treated differently to large enterprises under changes to the R&D Tax Incentive proposed through the Strategic Examination of Research and Development. Tax breaks would...

R&D review panel sketches out plan to ‘translate ideas’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tax breaks for companies undertaking research and development would be simplified and reworked to “encourage scale” under changes being contemplated to jump-start Australia’s R&D system. The panel leading the...

‘Troubling’ investment settings blocking breakthroughs

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The university sector’s peak body will on Wednesday push for new tax breaks for companies that partner with universities on research and development, even if it means reducing the...