Earlier this year, Parliament introduced the Tax Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives for Innovation) Bill 2016 containing the following measures:
- Schedule 1: A non-refundable tax offset equal to 20% of amounts paid for newly issued equity interests in an Australian Early Stage Innovation Company (‘ESIC’) and a Capital Gains Tax (‘CGT’) exemption for shares in an ESIC.
- Schedule 2: The introduction of changes to the Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (‘ESVCLP’) and Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (‘VCLP’) regimes, however this Insight only covers the incentives proposed under Schedule 1.
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