by Saving | Aug 8, 2012 | Government Grants
One way a business can get an extra boost in their finances in this challenging environment, is to access government grants, concessions and incentives.A popular online business magazine, smartcompany.com.au, recently posted two articles on the various government...
by Elance | Aug 7, 2012 | Government Grants, News, R&D Tax Credit
The R&D Tax Incentive opened for applications to eligible companies on July 1, 2012 and the largest beneficiaries of the program are expected to be small and medium size businesses taking advantage of the 45% Refundable Tax Offset. Although the exact...
by Elance | Jul 11, 2012 | Government Grants, News, R&D Tax Credit
R&D Tax Incentive – Applications for registration of eligible R&D activities undertaken in the 2011-12 income year opened on 1 July 2012. What are the benefits of the R&D Tax Incentive ? The R&D Tax Incentive has two core components: a 45%...
by Elance | Sep 2, 2011 | Government Grants, News, R&D Tax Credit
On 2 September 2011, Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr anounced the R&D Tax Credit will now be known as the R&D Tax Incentive. The name R&D Tax Incentive reflects the program’s overall objective of encouraging more companies to engage in research and...
by Elance | Aug 30, 2011 | Government Grants, News
“Announcing almost $8 million in funding for 19 innovative Australian companies under the Government’s Commercialisation Australia program, Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr said the Government was working with innovators to turn research into reality and create a...
by Elance | Aug 24, 2011 | Government Grants, R&D Tax Credit
On 23 August 2011 the Australian Senate passed the Bills to replace the R&D tax concession with the R&D tax credit. In addition to the original proposal, the Senate also passed amendments for the new scheme to start operating from 1 July 2011, as well as to...