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Research and development tax incentive

Apply for an offset under the research and development (R&D) tax incentive.

About the program, changes since its introduction, our compliance measures and the charter.

About the annual R&D tax incentive transparency reports, including their purpose and what data is included.

Learn about refundable and non-refundable R&D offsets and how to work out your offset rate if you're eligible.

Work out whether your entity is eligible to register R&D activities and claim offsets under the R&D tax incentive.

Under the research and development (R&D) tax incentive, an amount you can claim is called a notional deduction.

Steps to help you work out if you are eligible for the R&D tax incentive, how much you can claim and records to keep.

Records you need to keep and how to apportion your expenditure between R&D activities and non-R&D activities.

Our areas of concern and advice to avoid making an incorrect R&D tax incentive claim.

Check events that may cause clawback of your Research and development tax incentive tax offset.

Find out how to amend or vary your R&D tax incentive claim or dispute a decision.

Contact information for the research and development (R&D) tax incentive.

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