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From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com
[mailto:silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ben Thompson
Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2011 1:02 PM
To: Silicon Beach Australia
Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Australia's RD Tax Credit Opens For Business
I'm not sure what you
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[mailto:silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ben Thompson
Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2011 10:25 PM
To: Silicon Beach Australia
Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Australia's RD Tax Credit Opens For Business
Geoff McQ: having had previous experience working within
I'm not sure what you are trying to say Jonathon?
RD Tax Credit is a self assessment, similar to personal income tax,
where you work you may already be conducting would be classified as
RD by the legislation, and therefore eligible for tax incentives.
This is the rebadged and repurposed
Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Australia's RD Tax Credit Opens For Business
I'm not sure what you are trying to say Jonathon?
RD Tax Credit is a self assessment, similar to personal income tax,
where you work you may already be conducting would be classified as
RD by the legislation, and therefore
:02 PM
To: Silicon Beach Australia
Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Australia's RD Tax Credit Opens For Business
I'm not sure what you are trying to say Jonathon?
RD Tax Credit is a self assessment, similar to personal income tax,
where you work you may already be conducting would be classified
http://sciblogs.co.nz/a-measure-of-science/2011/05/24/lifting-new-zealands-productivity-through-rd/
NZ OpEd perspective on RD tax credits. Summary
- worries that firms will reclassify existing work as research and
development to gain tax credits, rather than actually innovate
- not sufficient
I may be misinterpreting the way the RD tax credits work, but from what I
understand the ability of any particular government bureaucrat is irrelevant
to the way this money is being 'distributed'. The theory with this system is
that it will encourage private enterprise to invest in RD ventures
