Portal news

Thanks to your feedback, a new release of the customer portal is on the way. Scheduled for Monday 8 November 2021, the release features improvements such as new help text and warning messages, along with validation rules that will help fix errors before submission. Other changes include:

More questions for supporting activities, future activities, and activities conducted by a Cooperative Research Centre or non-levy collecting Research Service Provider.
The ability to use special characters (such as $, %, !, ?, +) for project and activity names.
Changed messaging for Taxpayer alerts and guidance for certain ANZSIC Divisions or Classes.
The Project and activities table listed in alphanumeric order.

We've also published a new guidance for applications section on business.gov.au that explains some of the fields and features in the registration form.

View guidance for applications

Don't miss the 31 October deadline

If your income year ended on 31 December 2020, don't forget that the deadline to submit your application is Sunday 31 October 2021. If you haven’t logged into the customer portal before, step by step instructions can be found on the business.gov.au website.

Unless you plan on skipping the Halloween fun and working over the weekend, make sure your application is submitted by Friday 29 October 2021.

The R&DTI customer portal will not let you submit an application past the 31 October 2021 deadline, unless you apply for an extension of time to lodge through the portal.

Learn more about the R&D Tax Incentive

Interested in learning more about the R&D Tax Incentive? Join us for one of our upcoming webinars.

Guide to the R&D Tax Incentive webinar - Thursday 18 November 2021

For those new to the R&DTI, this session will walk you through an overview of the program, explain the key eligibility criteria that you should review and assess before you apply, discuss the application process, and provide tips for keeping records.

R&DTI Guide to Interpretation webinar - Wednesday 24 November 2021

If you are already familiar with the R&DTI but would like to take a deeper dive, this session is for you. We’ll explore the detail of the Guide to Interpretation including how you can assess your company’s eligibility for the program, explain the expectations around evidence and record-keeping and discuss some of the common errors made in applications.

business.gov.au | 13 28 46

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