Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An * R&D entity can deduct for an income year (the present year ) expenditure it incurs during that year to the extent that the expenditure:
(a) is incurred on one or more * R&D activities:
(i) for which the R&D entity is registered under section 27A of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 for an income year; and
(ii) that are activities to which section 355 - 210 (conditions for R&D activities) applies; and
(b) if the expenditure is incurred to the R&D entity's * associate--is paid to that associate during the present year.
Note 1: If the matters in subparagraphs (a)(i) and (ii) are not satisfied until a later income year, the R&D entity will need to wait until then before it can deduct the expenditure for the present year.
Note 2: The R&D activities will need to be conducted during the income year the R&D entity is registered for those activities (see sections 27A and 27J of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 ).
Note 3: The entity may also be able to deduct expenditure incurred to an associate in an earlier income year (see section 355 - 480).
Note 4: Expenditure incurred in income years starting on or after 1 July 2011 may be deductible for activities registered for income years starting before 1 July 2011 (see section 355 - 200 of the Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 ).
(2) This section has effect subject to section 355 - 225 (excluded expenditure), Subdivision 355 - F (integrity rules) and subsection 355 - 580(3) (CRC contributions).