How do you define R & D for the R & D Tax Incentive

Core R&D Activities

Core R&D activities are experimental activities: whose outcome cannot be known or determined in advance on the basis of current knowledge, information or experience, but can only be determined by applying a systematic progression of work that is based on 

• principles of established science; and
• proceeds from hypothesis to experiment, observation and evaluation, and leads to logical conclusions
• that are conducted for the purpose of generating new knowledge (including about creating new knowledge or improved materials, products, devices, processes or services).

Some types of activities are specifically excluded from being core R&D activities.

Supporting R&D Activities

A supporting activity is one that is directly related to core R&D activities or, for certain activities, has been undertaken for the dominant purpose of supporting core R&D activities. Activities that must satisfy the dominant purpose requirement are those that produce - or are directly related to producing - goods or services; or are excluded from being core R&D activities.

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