New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive
Offers New Zealand businesses tax credits for qualifying innovation activity and reduced project cost.
The New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI) is a statutory tax credit administered jointly by Inland Revenue (IRD) and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), providing eligible businesses with a 15% tax credit on qualifying research and development expenditure incurred in New Zealand. The program is not a competitive grant; it is a continuously open, income-year-based incentive c…
Provides a 15% tax credit on eligible R&D expenditure between NZD $50,000 and $120,000,000 per income year to New Zealand businesses conducting systematic research and development.
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