Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
CHAPTER 3
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SPECIALIST LIABILITY RULES
PART 3-45
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RULES FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS
Division 355
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Research and Development
An *R & D entity is entitled to a *tax offset for an income year equal to the percentage, set out in the table, of the total of the amounts (if any) that the entity can deduct for the income year under any or all of the following provisions:
(a) section 355-205 (R & D expenditure);
(b) section 355-305 (decline in value of R & D assets);
(c) (Repealed by No 92 of 2020)
(d) section 355-480 (earlier year associate R & D expenditure);
(e) section 355-520 (decline in value of R & D partnership assets);
(f) (Repealed by No 92 of 2020)
(g) section 355-580 (CRC contributions).
If item 2 or 3 of the table in subsection (1) applies to the *R & D entity, the amount of the *tax offset for the income year is increased by the sum of the amounts (if any) worked out for each item of the following table for that entity:
However, if the total amount mentioned in subsection (1) is less than $20,000, the *R & D entity is instead entitled to a *tax offset for the income year, worked out in accordance with subsections (1) and (1A), as if that amount were instead the total of the following kinds of expenditure (if any):
Despite subsections (1) and (1A) , if the total amount mentioned in subsection (1) exceeds $150 million, the *R & D entity is instead entitled to a *tax offset for the income year equal to the sum of: (a) the amount worked out in accordance with those subsections as if that amount were $150 million; and (b) the product of the excess and the R & D entity ' s *corporate tax rate for the income year.
Subdivision 355-C
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Entitlement to tax offset
SECTION 355-100
Entitlement to tax offset
If notional deductions are between $20,000 and $150 million
355-100(1)
An *R & D entity is entitled to a *tax offset for an income year equal to the percentage, set out in the table, of the total of the amounts (if any) that the entity can deduct for the income year under any or all of the following provisions:
(a) section 355-205 (R & D expenditure);
(b) section 355-305 (decline in value of R & D assets);
(c) (Repealed by No 92 of 2020)
(d) section 355-480 (earlier year associate R & D expenditure);
(e) section 355-520 (decline in value of R & D partnership assets);
(f) (Repealed by No 92 of 2020)
(g) section 355-580 (CRC contributions).
Rate of R & D tax offset | ||
Item | In this case: | The percentage is: |
1 | the *R & D entity ' s *aggregated turnover for the income year is less than $20 million (and item 2 of this table does not apply) | the R & D entity ' s *corporate tax rate for the income year, plus 18.5 percentage points |
2 | at any time during the income year an *exempt entity, or combination of exempt entities, would control the *R
&
D entity in a way described in section
328-125
(connected entities) if:
(a) references in section 328-125 to 40% were references to 50%; and (b) subsection 328-125(6) were ignored |
the R & D entity ' s *corporate tax rate for the income year |
3 | any other case | the R & D entity ' s *corporate tax rate for the income year |
Note 1:
The tax offset will be a refundable tax offset if item 1 of the table applies (see section 67-30 ).
Note 2:
The tax offset is increased under subsection (1A) of this section if item 2 or 3 of the table applies.
R
&
D premium
355-100(1A)
If item 2 or 3 of the table in subsection (1) applies to the *R & D entity, the amount of the *tax offset for the income year is increased by the sum of the amounts (if any) worked out for each item of the following table for that entity:
Tiered offset rates | ||
Item | Work out the part of the total amount mentioned in subsection 355-100(1) that: | Multiply that part by this percentage: |
1 | exceeds nil but does not exceed 2% of the *R & D entity ' s total expenses for the income year worked out under section 355-115 | 8.5% |
2 | exceeds 2% of the *R & D entity ' s total expenses for the income year worked out under section 355-115 | 16.5% |
If notional deductions are less than $20,000
355-100(2)
However, if the total amount mentioned in subsection (1) is less than $20,000, the *R & D entity is instead entitled to a *tax offset for the income year, worked out in accordance with subsections (1) and (1A), as if that amount were instead the total of the following kinds of expenditure (if any):
Expenditure not subject to $20,000 threshold | |
Item | Kind of expenditure |
1 | Expenditure:
(a) that the *R & D entity can deduct under section 355-205 (R & D expenditure) for the income year; and (b) that was incurred to a research service provider (within the meaning of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 ) that is not an *associate of the R & D entity or of the relevant *R & D partnership (as appropriate); and (c) that was for the provider to provide services, within a research field for which the provider is registered under Division 4 of Part III of that Act, applicable to one or more of the *R & D activities to which the deduction relates |
2 | Expenditure that the *R & D entity can deduct under section 355-580 (CRC contributions) for the income year |
If notional deductions exceed $150 million
355-100(3)
Despite subsections (1) and (1A) , if the total amount mentioned in subsection (1) exceeds $150 million, the *R & D entity is instead entitled to a *tax offset for the income year equal to the sum of: (a) the amount worked out in accordance with those subsections as if that amount were $150 million; and (b) the product of the excess and the R & D entity ' s *corporate tax rate for the income year.
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