Australia R&D Tax Incentive
Funds Australian companies through tax incentives that reward innovation investment and reduce financial risk.
The Australian R&D Tax Incentive (R&DTI) is a federal entitlement program co-administered by AusIndustry (within the Department of Industry, Science and Resources) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Companies first register their R&D activities with AusIndustry through the customer portal; the ATO then delivers the benefit as a tax offset applied through the company tax return. The program …
Australian federal tax offset of approximately 43.5% (refundable) or the company rate plus 8.5% (non-refundable) on eligible R&D expenditure, registered with AusIndustry and claimed through the ATO company tax return.
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