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Over

$38B

invested in R&D in Australia

Claim up to

43.5%

of R&D costs

Average claim size

$403k

for Australian SME's

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Industries we work with

Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Mining
Pharmaceuticals
Recycling
IT & Software
Health & Medical

Scenarios

A software development team working on an R&D Tax Incentive eligible project

Industry: Software Development

Turnover: $720,000

R&D spend: $218,390

R&D claim: $95,000

Qualified Activities: Engaged in software development and testing, algorithm optimisation, enhancing cybersecurity measures, and creating new software applications.

Qualified claims: Staff salaries (including superannuation costs), contracted expenditure, electricity bills, office supplies costs, and office rent costs.

Industry: Information and Computing Sciences

Turnover: $1,110,000

R&D spend: $95,000

R&D claim: $41,000

Qualified Activities: Engaged in identifying and progressing secondary R&D projects, reviving previously shelved initiatives, accelerating innovation pipelines, and leveraging R&DTI funding for strategic reinvestment.

Qualified claims: Staff salaries (including superannuation costs), contracted expenditure, electricity bills, office supplies costs, and office rent costs.

Medical research eligible for the R&D Tax Incentive

Industry: Medical/SW Development

Turnover: $1,735,000

R&D spend: $98,000

R&D claim: $42,000

Qualified Activities: Engaged in critical early-stage development activities, including iterative prototyping, user interface refinement and integration testing with hospital IT infrastructure.

Qualified claims: Staff salaries (including superannuation costs), laboratory supplies, electricity bills, office supplies costs, and office rent costs and specialised equipment maintenance costs.

Electrical engineering and technology development eligible for the R&D Tax Incentive

Industry: Resources Engineering/Mining

Turnover: $3,127,000

R&D spend: $151,000

R&D claim: $66,000

Qualified Activities: Engaged in refining prototypes, conducting real-world testing in mining environments, validating technological performance, and advancing toward commercial readiness through accelerated development supported by R&DTI funding.

Qualified claims: Staff salaries (including superannuation costs), contracted expenditure, electricity bills, office supplies costs, and office rent costs, equipment maintenance costs.

Laboratory work at a pharmaceutical and biotech company claiming the R&D Tax Incentive

Industry: Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Turnover: $1,200,000

R&D spend: $344,828

R&D claim: $150,000

Qualified Activities: Engaged in drug development and testing, biotechnological research, clinical trials, and formulation of new pharmaceutical products.

Qualified claims: Staff salaries (including superannuation costs), laboratory supplies, electricity bills, office supplies costs, office rent costs, and specialised equipment maintenance costs.

A manufacturing company developing a new process under the R&D Tax Incentive

Industry: Manufacturing

Turnover: $2,500,000

R&D spend: $459,770

R&D claim: $200,000

Qualified Activities: Engaged in product design and testing, process optimisation, development of new manufacturing techniques, and quality control improvements.

Qualified claims: Staff salaries (including superannuation costs), contracted expenditure, electricity bills, office supplies costs, office rent costs, raw materials, and equipment maintenance costs.

Industry: Electrical Engineering

Turnover: $980,000

R&D spend: $252,874

R&D claim: $110,000

Qualified Activities: Engaged in circuit design and testing, development of new electronic devices, software integration, and improving energy efficiency in electrical systems.

Qualified claims: Staff salaries (including superannuation costs), contracted expenditure, electricity bills, office supplies costs, office rent costs, and equipment maintenance costs.

An agritech platform developed under the R&D Tax Incentive

Industry: Agritech Platform

Turnover: $450,000

R&D spend: $183,908

R&D claim: $80,000

Qualified Activities: Engaged in developing smart farming solutions, data analytics for crop management, IoT integration for agricultural equipment, and enhancing sustainable farming practices.

Qualified claims: Staff salaries (including superannuation costs), contracted expenditure, electricity bills, office supplies costs, and office rent costs.