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Part D – R&D expenditure to associates

Last updated 30 July 2017

Under the R&D tax incentive, you can only obtain an R&D tax offset for expenditure incurred to an associate when that amount is paid. If you do not pay the amount until a later income year, you can choose to do either of the following:

  1. Claim a deduction under the normal income tax provisions, for example, the general deduction provision, section 8-1 of the ITAA 1997, for the income year in which the amount was incurred.
  2. Claim a notional R&D deduction in the year you make the payment.

This choice must be made by the time the R&D entity lodges its income tax return for the most recent income year before the income year in which the payment is made.

If you claim a deduction for this expenditure under the first choice you will no longer be entitled to claim a notional R&D deduction in the year you make the payment. This cannot be reversed, for example, you cannot later request an amendment of the assessment to disallow the deduction you previously claimed. In addition to claiming this amount as a deduction in the Company tax return 2013, you will also need to record this expenditure that you have claimed under other income tax provisions in Part D item 3.

If you wish to claim the expenditure under the second choice, you will need to record an amount of R&D expenditure incurred to associates to be carried forward in Part D item 5. Also, if you have included the amount of R&D expenditure incurred to associates to be carried forward in item 6 Calculation of total profit or loss of the Company tax return 2013, you will need to add this amount back at D Preliminary calculation to ensure you do not also claim this amount as a deduction under the normal income tax provisions.

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Item 1 R&D expenditure to associates incurred in prior year, not paid, not claimed (carried forward)

Write at E1 R&D expenditure to associates incurred in prior year, not paid, not claimed (carried forward) the total amount of R&D expenditure you have incurred to your associates in 2011–12 that has not yet been paid or claimed. This amount is carried forward from 2011–12.

Item 2 Current year R&D expenditure incurred to associates

Write at E2 the total amount of R&D expenditure you have incurred to your associates in 2012–13, including amounts that have not yet been paid.

Item 3 Current year R&D expenditure incurred to associates claimed under other provisions

Write at E3 Current year R&D expenditure incurred to associates claimed under other provisions the total amount of R&D expenditure you have incurred to your associates in 2012–13, but claimed under other provisions of the ITAA 1936 or ITAA 1997 because the amount was not paid in 2012–13.

If you claim a deduction for this expenditure under another provision of the ITAA 1936 or ITAA 1997, you will no longer be entitled to claim a notional R&D deduction in the year you make the payment. This choice cannot be reversed – for example, you cannot later request an amendment of the assessment to disallow the deduction you claimed.

If you choose to claim your associate expenditure under another provision of the ITAA 1936 or ITAA 1997, you need to ensure that you do not add this expenditure back at D Preliminary calculation on the Research and development tax incentive schedule or D Accounting expenditure in item 6 subject to R&D tax incentive item 7 on the Company tax return 2013. Expenditure to your associate claimed under another provision of the ITAA 1936 or ITAA 1997 should be treated the same as other expenditure claimed under that provision within the Company tax return 2013.

Item 4 R&D expenditure paid to associates in the current year

Write at E4 R&D expenditure paid to associates in the current year the total amount of R&D expenditure you have paid to your associates in 2012–13. This could include amounts you have incurred and paid in 2012–13, or amounts you have incurred in 2011–12, that have been paid in 2012–13 and that you have not previously claimed as a deduction under other provisions of the ITAA 1997 or ITAA 1936. The amount at E4 should be equal to the amount you have shown at Part A item 6 R&D expenditure – Paid to associates in the current year.

Item 5 R&D expenditure incurred to associates to be carried forward

If you have incurred expenditure to an associate during 2011–12 or 2012–13 and not:

  • paid the amount, or
  • claimed it under another provision of the ITAA 1936 or ITAA 1997
  • you will be entitled to carry the amount forward and claim it as a notional R&D deduction in the year you make the payment to your associate.

Calculate the amount to be shown at E R&D expenditure incurred to associates to be carried forward using Worksheet 1 below:

Worksheet 1

Label

Calculation element

Amount

E1

R&D expenditure incurred to associates in prior year (not paid, not claimed)

$

E2

Plus Current year R&D expenditure incurred

$

E3

Less amount claimed under other provisions

$

E4

Less amount paid and claimed in current year

$

E

E1 + E2 – E3 – E4 = E

Expenditure to associates to be carried forward

$

Write the result from E on Worksheet 1 above at Part D item 5 label E R&D expenditure incurred to associates to be carried forward.

If you have already included this expenditure incurred to associates to be carried forward in item 6 Calculation of total profit or loss on the Company tax return 2013, also include this amount at D Preliminary calculation.

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