R&D Tax Policy and Planning Workshops
R&D Tax Policy and Planning, Worked Through Over Coffee
Swanson Reed's innovationCAFE brings businesses and their advisers together for two hours on one R&D tax topic: where policy is going, and how to plan for it.
What the Workshops Cover
Every session in the programme is one of these five.
R&D Tax Policy Discussions Forum
An open table on how R&D tax incentives are designed and who they reach. What attendees say is recorded and summarised for policymakers.
Tax Authority Audit Defense Preparation
Getting ready for a tax authority review: the questions that get asked, the evidence that carries weight and how to organise it in advance.
Legislative & Policy Change Briefings
A briefing on recent and proposed changes to the rules, and what they mean for planning the year ahead.
Cross-Border R&D Tax Rules
How the rules treat research that is carried out, funded or owned across more than one country.
Technical Activity Compliance Mapping
Matching the technical work a business actually does against the activity definitions the rules use.
Australia
October 27 to November 1, 2027
Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Adelaide follows on December 7.
Australia Workshops →United States
November 29 and November 30, 2027
Austin & Dallas, Texas. Seven more Texas workshops run from December 10 to 20.
USA Workshops →Seven Countries in 2027
Australia
R&D Tax Incentive workshops in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth from October 27 to November 1, 2027, and Adelaide on December 7.
Canada
One Toronto workshop on SR&ED reform. Monday, November 8, 2027.
Ireland
One Dublin workshop on the R&D Tax Credit and refundability. Thursday, November 4, 2027.
New Zealand
One Auckland workshop on the RDTI. Monday, November 22, 2027.
Singapore
One Singapore workshop on the Enterprise Innovation Scheme. Friday, December 3, 2027.
United Kingdom
One London workshop on the merged scheme and ERIS. Friday, November 5, 2027.
United States
Federal and Texas credit policy: Austin on November 29 and Dallas on November 30, then seven Texas workshops from December 10 to 20, 2027.
Chaired by Swanson Reed
Three of the firm’s principals chair every workshop. The programme has run since 2015, when its first Australian series ran in four cities.
Answers at a Glance
- What is Swanson Reed's innovationCAFE?
- Swanson Reed's innovationCAFE is a programme of R&D tax policy and planning workshops. Each two-hour session covers one of five topics: a policy discussion forum, a legislative and policy change briefing, tax authority audit defense preparation, cross-border R&D tax rules, or technical activity compliance mapping.
- Who are the workshops for?
- Business owners, finance and tax leaders, R&D managers and the advisers who work with them. To talk about your own position outside a workshop, call Swanson Reed on +1 512-333-2076.
- When does the 2027 programme run?
- Australian workshops run from Wednesday, October 27 to Monday, November 1, 2027, with Adelaide on Tuesday, December 7. Dublin, London, Toronto, Auckland and Singapore follow between November 4 and December 3. The US programme opens in Austin & Dallas, Texas on Monday, November 29 and Tuesday, November 30, 2027, then continues across Texas from December 10 to 20.
- What does it cost?
- Every workshop is free to attend. Places are limited, so register for the city you want.
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