Architecture - R&D Tax Benchmark
What proportion of total business expenses do Australian architecture typically claim as R&D under the RDTI?
What drives R&D intensity in this sector
Practice work is excluded; eligible activity is rare and usually research-oriented.
Sector disclaimer
Design service revenue is not R&D. Eligible work is typically a separately-funded research collaboration.
ATO & AusIndustry context
Marketability work is excluded by s355-25(2)(a) (market research/sales promotion); purely aesthetic work generally fails the new-knowledge limb.
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Educational benchmark only - not an eligibility test or tax advice. Final eligibility depends on whether your activities meet the s.355-25 / s.355-30 core and supporting R&D definitions and is determined by AusIndustry on registration.