Incentives to Support Australia Company Incorporation

The Australian government provides, on a case-by-case basis, incentives to investors interested in Australia Company incorporation. According to the government-run agency InvestAustralia, the Federal government provides incentives if it considers that a project offers significant economic benefits to the country.
Incentives to encourage Australia Company Incorporation
1.	Assistance in training, research & development (R&D) and export market development;
2.	Streamlined immigration procedures;
3.	Sales tax exemption for selected used equipment;
4.	Assistance with obtaining information for site selection;
5.	Introductions to relevant government agencies and professional service providers.
Incentives Available to Support Australia Company Incorporation
1.	Under the Australian Trade Commission's (Austrade) Export Markets Development Scheme, small and medium-sized Australian Companies are encouraged to develop their export markets. Eligible Companies can receive up to 50% reimbursement on export promotion expenses above a threshold of A$15,000. To be eligible, Companies must have spent more than A$15,000 over two years on export promotion expenses. For further information, kindly view this webpage.
2.	Australian government agency AusIndustry provides a range of programmes to help Australian Companies with their research and development (R&D) work, including:
	i)	Commercial Ready, a programme which is providing A$200 million in competitive grants to small and medium-sized businesses between May 2004 and November 2010;
	ii)	Pharmaceutical Partnerships Program, which provides grants of up to 50% of R&D expenditure on eligible pharmaceutical R&D activities in Australia;
	iii)	R&D tax concession, which allows companies to deduct up to 125% of qualifying expenditure incurred on R&D activities when lodging their corporate tax return;
	iv)	Renewable Energy Development Initiative to support the innovation and commercialisation of renewable energy. The initiative provides grants of between A$50,000 and A$5 million for R&D activities, proof of concept and early-stage commercialisation projects.
For further information on AusIndustry's assistance, kindly visit the AusIndustry website.
Incentives Criteria
The Australian government considers some of the following criteria when assessing eligibility for Australia Company incorporation incentives:
1.	Whether the investment would occur in Australia without the incentive.
2.	Whether the Australia Company incorporation is likely to provide significant net economic benefits to the country.
3.	Whether the investment involves substituting existing production capacity in Australia to provide an unfair advantage over rival projects
Other points to consider with Australia Company Incorporation Incentives
1.	Both foreign and Australian investors are eligible for incentives to encourage Australia company incorporation.
2.	Australia's State and Territory governments also actively court inward investment and may offer incentives to encourage Australia Company incorporation.
3.	Australia has strong Intellectual Property (IP) laws in place for those planning to set up a Company in Australia to develop or utilise trademarks, copyrights and patents. Please follow this link for further information.
Other information
For further information on Australia Company incorporation, please follow these links:
	i)	Australia Company set up procedures
	ii)	Australia Company registration process
	iii)	Investing in Australia
	iv)	Client case studies
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