Apply to register with the R&D Tax Incentive
Last Updated: 05 July 2021
If you’re ready to start your application in the customer portal, read our pre-registration checklist before you submit.
R&D Tax Incentive customer portal now available
The R&D Tax Incentive has an updated application process. You're now able to submit your application using our R&D Tax Incentive customer portal. The new portal provides you:
- improved security
- ability to view the status of your application in real time
- indicators of approaching deadlines.
There are also new questions, that make it clear on how you address eligibility criteria in your application.
How to login to the customer portal
To be able log into the R&DTI customer portal, you must be authorised. How to do this depends on your relationship to the applicant company.
We’ve produced guidance for each of the following:
R&D Tax Incentive pre-registration checklist
Before you start drafting, check your application is eligible by reading our pre-registration checklist.
Are you an eligible R&D entity?
Have you self-assessed the activities that you are claiming are eligible under the legislation?
If you are claiming overseas activities, do you have an Overseas Finding in place for those activities?
If your R&D expenditure is less than $20,000, did you use a Research Service Provider (RSP) to perform your R&D?
Have you kept records to show that your activities are eligible?
Are you applying to register within 10 months of your company’s income year end?
Start an application for R&D Tax Incentive now
Use our R&D Tax Incentive customer portal to apply to register your R&D activities.