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As a rule, if you incur the expense before starting your business, you can claim the cost over five years (20% per year) once the business has begun.
If you're a small business with less than $2m turnover, you can instantly write off the cost of the website if it's less than $30,000. If it's more, it gets added to the small business pool for accelerated depreciation.
For businesses with more than $2m turnover, any software developed in-house needs to be depreciated over five years.
Ongoing website costs like domains and web maintenance can be deducted in the year the expense is paid.
The R&D tax incentive has undergone significant reform in recent years and applicants face much stricter scrutiny.
To qualify, a company must have core R&D activities, and you can claim the offset for expenditure on those activities. Core activities are classified as experimental activities done using scientific principles to generate new knowledge.
To qualify:
In July 2016, new laws were introduced for early-stage investors, otherwise known as ‘Angel Investors’, that gave a tax offset and a Capital Gains Tax exemption.
To qualify, the business must be formed as a company and must pass the ATO's innovation test, found here.
If you qualify, investors in your company can receive a tax offset of up to 20% for the amount they invest in an innovation business. More details here
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