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INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 355.5

Object

  (1)   The object of this Division is to encourage industry to conduct research and development activities that might otherwise not be conducted because of an uncertain return from the activities, in cases where the knowledge gained is likely to benefit the wider Australian economy.

  (2)   This object is to be achieved by providing a tax incentive for industry to conduct, in a scientific way, experimental activities for the purpose of generating new knowledge or information in either a general or applied form (including new knowledge in the form of new or improved materials, products, devices, processes or services).

Table of sections

355 - 20   R&D activities

355 - 25   Core R&D activities

355 - 30   Supporting R&D activities

355 - 35   R&D entities


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