Research Services · Extended

Question your evidence before anyone else does.

The R&D Tax Incentive is self-assessed — which means the strength of your position is the strength of your records. This service stress-tests your research evidence the way an external reviewer would: systematically, sceptically, and before it matters. It is the review you want to fail in private rather than in public.

The readiness check, step by step

  1. Evidence-completeness check

    Your records are assessed against a structured checklist: hypotheses stated before work began, contemporaneous experiment records, version history, results linked to conclusions, and expenditure traceable to activities.

    Output: completeness assessment against the checklist

  2. Mock questioning

    We rehearse the hard questions — why was this uncertain, what did you already know, where is the record of that run — so your team hears them first from us, not from a reviewer.

    Output: review rehearsal · question-and-answer log

  3. Gap remediation recommendations

    Every gap gets a practical fix: what to document, how to restructure records, and which habits to change so the gap does not reopen — drawing on the same discipline as our research governance service.

    Output: prioritised remediation plan

  4. Audit-readiness report

    A written report summarising evidence strength, remaining risks and the remediation pathway — a working document for your team and your registered tax agent.

    Output: audit-readiness report

What this service is — and is not: this is a research evidence-management service delivered by a registered Research Service Provider (RSP000047). It does not constitute tax, financial or legal advice, and it is not a substitute for advice from a registered tax agent on your claim itself.

When to run it

Before a registration is lodged, when record-keeping has drifted mid-project, or as an annual habit for companies doing continuous R&D. Fees are fixed and quoted up front. If you would rather never need remediation, ongoing research governance keeps evidence defensible from day one.

Find the gaps while they are still cheap to fix

Send us an outline of your project and how records are kept today — we will scope the review and quote a fixed fee.

Assess your audit readiness

General information only — not tax, financial or legal advice. R&D Tax Incentive eligibility depends on your specific activities and circumstances; the incentive is self-assessed. Always confirm current rules with the Australian Government (business.gov.au and ato.gov.au) or a registered tax agent.