--- title: MIA Podcast Episode 6 - Cristina from TechAbstract uncovers the R&D Tax Incentive description: Our listeners have been screaming for this and it's finally arrived! 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With their R&D being set up in 1996, it began with their founder, who was then working for an Aussie auditing company, realising that the R&D applications were so poorly made. He then wanted to help the companies write better applications, thus starting his business 11 years ago. Let’s talk about: - How the R&D tax incentive program works - How that’s tied to manufacturing and what types of businesses are eligible for those incentives. - Some companies do R&D in their daily lives without even realising it! - The R&D program is an entitlement program and NOT a grant. - A company’s eligibility for the program - Engineers write the applications, so they have a thorough understanding of what needs to be done. - The program is built with 8 or 9 pieces of legislation - TechAbstract’s core strength of making processes for their clients - Lack of Timber in Australia and how TechAbstract bridges the gap on that need - How the tax incentive varies per company’s contracts For more details, please jump to TechAbstract's website at https://www.techabstract.com/rd-tax-incentive-what-is-it/. TechAbstract’s success stories, experience in the R&D industry, and of course Cristina’s answer to our main topic: Will Australian Manufacturing ever return to the glory days of the '60s? 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