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Completing the Research and development tax incentive schedule

Last updated 30 July 2017

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Original or amended schedule

If the company has already lodged a Research and development tax incentive schedule for 2012–13, print X in the box at the right of Amended schedule. If it hasn't, print X in the box at the right of Original.

Company name

Write the name of the company. The name shown on the Research and development tax incentive schedule must be the same as that shown on the company's tax return.

Tax file number (TFN)

Write the TFN of the company lodging the schedule and company tax return. The TFN shown on the Research and development tax incentive schedule must be the same as that shown on the company's tax return.

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science – Innovation Australia number

Write the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science–Innovation Australia registration number issued to the company for registered R&D activities for this income year. If your company is part of a consolidated group, only the head company should apply for registration under the R&D tax incentive.

Australian business number (ABN)

Write the company's ABN.

Preliminary calculation – Add back of research and development (R&D) accounting expenditure

At D Preliminary calculation write the add-back of R&D accounting expenditure for the amounts that you have written at the expenditure labels in item 6 Calculation of total profit or loss on the Company tax return 2013, which relate to amounts that you are claiming as a notional R&D deduction under the R&D tax incentive provisions. Generally, these amounts include expenditure for accounting purposes on R&D activities, which are used in calculating the R&D tax offset, rather than being claimed as allowable deductions.

At D Preliminary calculation you also need to include amounts that you have written at the expenditure labels in item 6 Calculation of total profit or loss on the Company tax return 2013 which you have incurred to your associates that are not yet paid or claimed and are to be carried forward. For more information, see Part D – R&D expenditure to associates.

The amount written at D Preliminary calculation on the Research and development tax incentive schedule must be the same as the amount written at item 7, D Accounting expenditure in item 6 subject to R&D tax incentive on the Company tax return 2013.

If you have not written expense amounts for R&D deductions and R&D expenditure to associates to be carried forward at item 6 Calculation of total profit or loss on the company tax return (if, for example, those amounts are capitalised for accounting purposes) write 0 (zero) at both:

  • D Preliminary calculation on the Research and development tax incentive schedule
  • item 7, D Accounting expenditure in item 6 subject to R&D tax incentive on the Company tax return 2013.

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