Item

Points​

Innovation criteria​

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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75

75

50

50

50

50

25

25

At least 50% of the company’s total expenses for the previous income year is expenditure that the company can notionally deduct for that income year under section 355-205 (about R&D expenditure). 

The company has received an Accelerating Commercialisation Grant under the program administered by the Commonwealth known as the Entrepreneurs’ Programme.​

At least 15%, but less than 50%, of the company’s total expenses for the previous income year is expenditure that the company can notionally deduct for that income year under section 355-205 (about R&D expenditure).

(a) the company has completed or is undertaking an accelerator program that:

    (i) provides time-limited support for entrepreneurs with start-up businesses; and

    (ii) is provided to entrepreneurs that are selected in an open, independent, and competitive manner; and

(b) the entity providing that program has been providing that, or other accelerator programs for entrepreneurs, for at least 6 months; and

(c) such programs have been completed by at least one cohort of entrepreneurs.

1. ​a total of at least $50,000 has been paid for *equity interest that are *share in the company; and

2. the company issued those shares to one or more entities that:

1. were not *associates of the company immediately before the issue of those shares; and

2. (ii) did not *acquire those shares primarily to assist another entity become entitled to a *tax offset (or a modified CGT treatment) under this Subdivision; and

(c) the company issued those shares at least one day before the test time.

(a) the company has rights (including equitable rights) under a *Commonwealth law as:

   (i) the patentee, or a licensee, of a standard patent; or

   (ii) the owner, or a licensee, of a plant breeder’s right;

granted in Australia within the last 5 years (ending at the test time); or

(b) the company has equivalent rights under a *foreign law.

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Unless item 6 applies to the company at the test time:

(a) the company has rights (including equitable rights) under a *Commonwealth law as:

1. the patentee, or a licensee, of an innovation patent granted and certified in Australia; or

2. the owner, or a licensee, of a registered design registered in Australia;

within the last 5 years (ending at the test time); or

b) the company has equivalent rights under a *foreign law.

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​The company has a written agreement with:

1. an institution or body listed in Schedule 1 to the Higher Education Funding Act 1988 (about institutions or bodies eligible for special research assistance); or

2. an entity registered under section 29A of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (about research service providers);

to co-develop and commercialise a new, or significantly improved, product, process, service or marketing or organisational method.

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