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Extension of Temporary Full Expensing Provisions to 30 June 2023 and Applicability to R&D Assets

March 7th, 2022

In the October 2020 budget, the Government introduced and augmented stimulus measures to encourage investment and allow eligible businesses to claim an immediate deduction for the cost of an asset in the year the asset is first incurred. This included measures for Temporary Full Expensing (TFE) of assets that an entity first acquires/installs between 7:30pm AEDT on 6 October 2020 (the 2020 Budget time) and 30 June 2022. Subject to certain conditions around how an asset was acquired, held and […]

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Swanson Reed’s R&D Tax Update Videos: March 2022

March 2nd, 2022

Swanson Reed has made available on our website a series of new videos, updated in March 2022, covering recent developments in the R&D Tax Incentive. The videos within our series seek to explain key guidance publications and principles used by the ATO and AusIndustry during their compliance assessments, as well as an overview of recent legislative changes to the programme. Content for these videos has, where relevant, been based on guidance publications released by the ATO and AusIndustry. The current […]

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Airtasker Provide R&D Tax Update in Half Year Dec 2021 Results: Dispute Resolved

February 24th, 2022

Airtasker has previously been associated with the “compliance crackdown” on R&D Tax Incentive claims, particularly for software, after reports emerged in December 2018 that the company’s prior year claims were being disputed following ATO review. Airtasker’s dispute came around the time of other reported R&D tax disputes whereby companies such as CBA and Newcrest made disclosure of reduction to previously lodged self assessed R&D claims. Airtasker has subsequently completed a successful IPO, and an update was announced to the ASX […]

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Med and Bio Tech Patent Box Bill Introduced to Parliament

February 21st, 2022

The Australian Government first announced that it will introduce a patent box for eligible income associated with new patents in the medical and biotechnology sectors in the May 2021 federal budget. The legislation to enact this was introduced to the lower house in February, but with very few Senate sitting days left before the federal election it may not be passed in time. The Tax Concession for Australian Medical Innovations Bill 2022 introduces a patent box scheme that would see […]

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