August, 2024

Assessment of AI related activities under the R&D Tax Incentive and potentially emerging compliance focuses

August 12th, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic in recent years with more companies seeking to utilise the technology in order to capitalise on gains in capability and efficiency. Increasing numbers of companies are investing in AI developments and anecdotally, this probably means an increasing number of companies submitting claims for AI related developments under the R&D Tax Incentive. However, whilst AI is a relatively new and developing field, companies need to be careful not to assume that projects involving […]

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ATO Guidance noting Common errors in R&D Registrations and Schedules

August 5th, 2024

When processing R&D Applications and R&D Schedules, both AusIndustry (DISR) and the ATO have processes in place to conduct integrity checks of claims and identity claims for compliance activity.   Claims found to have anomalies, or that may require more detailed compliance will likely be subject to delays in processing of R&D tax offsets.   On 17 July 2024 the ATO posted updated guidance that notes issues that may be the subject of initial registration checks and delays. These registration/integrity reviews may […]

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